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  1. Chopping vs drilling out a mortise 2

    by SamW 11/7/06, 5:43 PM

    35 Replies · 347 Views
    Last post 11/9/06, 3:24 PM by Pam Niedermayer
  2. What are Lining Rules?

    by DP 11/7/06, 4:52 PM

    7 Replies · 137 Views
    Last post 11/9/06, 3:19 PM by Ron in Kokomo
  3. Morale: Screw, don't nail *LINK*

    by woodburnbob 11/6/06, 8:09 PM

    11 Replies · 45 Views
    Last post 11/9/06, 2:39 PM by Ernie Miller
  4. Things to see in London

    by thomd 11/7/06, 1:32 AM

    11 Replies · 35 Views
    Last post 11/8/06, 3:39 PM by Bill Houghton, retired fun in Sebastopol, CA
  5. Help placing a latch plate on a 1/2 mortice lock

    by jerome bias 11/8/06, 2:12 AM

    4 Replies · 23 Views
    Last post 11/8/06, 2:22 PM by Warren in Lancaster, PA
  6. rabbet block plane as a shoulder plane?

    by SamW 11/6/06, 5:52 PM

    12 Replies · 48 Views
    Last post 11/8/06, 2:21 PM by David Charters (Durham, NC)
  7. Hand Tool Show *LINK*

    by Matthew Dworman 11/7/06, 1:35 PM

    2 Replies · 89 Views
    Last post 11/8/06, 1:08 PM by Ron In Sterling CT
  8. Brace for impact . . .

    by SteveM 11/7/06, 11:13 PM

    0 Replies · 18 Views
    Last post 11/7/06, 11:13 PM by SteveM
  9. Old Sandusky Question

    by James Watriss 11/7/06, 2:20 PM

    6 Replies · 75 Views
    Last post 11/7/06, 7:24 PM by James Watriss
  10. Secret Santa names

    by Ernie Miller 11/7/06, 5:24 PM

    0 Replies · 17 Views
    Last post 11/7/06, 5:24 PM by Ernie Miller
  11. ***SPECIAL GUEST CHAT TONIGHT: Yeung Chan***

    by Ellis Walentine 11/7/06, 3:30 PM

    0 Replies · 11 Views
    Last post 11/7/06, 3:30 PM by Ellis Walentine
  12. A Welcome Find

    by Tom MacGregor 11/5/06, 10:06 PM

    10 Replies · 23 Views
    Last post 11/7/06, 3:08 PM by Mike Hamilton
  13. PAID AD: Steel City's Rebate Offer! *LINK*

    by Ellis Walentine 11/7/06, 12:33 PM

    0 Replies · 12 Views
    Last post 11/7/06, 12:33 PM by Ellis Walentine
  14. Tool Chest Construction

    by Mark Kuzee 11/5/06, 12:06 AM

    13 Replies · 21 Views
    Last post 11/6/06, 10:41 PM by Dave Thompson
  15. Is there a plane

    by Phil Joines Krum, TX 11/3/06, 7:04 PM

    14 Replies · 26 Views
    Last post 11/6/06, 4:05 PM by Tony - Memphis
  16. Shaving horse designs

    by Dave Thompson 11/4/06, 3:07 AM

    12 Replies · 35 Views
    Last post 11/6/06, 3:07 PM by Dave Thompson
  17. Saw Sharpening question

    by Tim Caley - North Little Rock 11/6/06, 4:23 AM

    2 Replies · 23 Views
    Last post 11/6/06, 2:28 PM by Warren in Lancaster, PA
  18. Festool Old Time wallpaper *LINK*

    by Andy Lincoln 11/6/06, 3:34 AM

    2 Replies · 91 Views
    Last post 11/6/06, 11:06 AM by Jack Guzman from Maine
  19. NEW Shop Shot!

    by David Yoho 11/5/06, 9:49 PM

    0 Replies · 15 Views
    Last post 11/5/06, 9:49 PM by David Yoho
  20. Turning saw project

    by Roy Anderson 11/5/06, 3:01 PM

    4 Replies · 24 Views
    Last post 11/5/06, 8:19 PM by Jack Guzman from Maine
  21. Need advice sharpening carving tools

    by Doug in KC 11/4/06, 2:22 PM

    9 Replies · 47 Views
    Last post 11/5/06, 4:10 PM by Victor P
  22. Ideas for workbench tool chests

    by Chris K in MD 11/1/06, 5:32 AM

    9 Replies · 60 Views
    Last post 11/5/06, 3:07 PM by Chris K in MD
  23. Penn State banner

    by Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI 11/5/06, 12:23 PM

    0 Replies · 27 Views
    Last post 11/5/06, 12:23 PM by Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI
  24. Nothing Japanese this time - Re-shaping chisels

    by Denis Ch�nard, Orl�ans, Ont. 11/4/06, 12:43 AM

    8 Replies · 40 Views
    Last post 11/5/06, 4:01 AM by Dave Burnard
  25. About measuring sharpness *LINKS* *BS*

    by woodburnbob 11/3/06, 3:05 PM

    9 Replies · 77 Views
    Last post 11/5/06, 12:26 AM by woodburnbob
  26. Mortise Float -Tool Idea for Squaring Slot Mortise

    by George Bustamante 10/30/06, 6:00 PM

    7 Replies · 37 Views
    Last post 11/4/06, 7:23 PM by Daniel E Fisher
  27. Wide tenon options

    by Matt- Los Angeles 11/2/06, 4:32 PM

    8 Replies · 33 Views
    Last post 11/4/06, 3:41 PM by Matt- Los Angeles
  28. Black Blade ! . . .

    by SteveM 11/3/06, 3:53 PM

    7 Replies · 23 Views
    Last post 11/4/06, 2:22 PM by Bob Hackett
  29. What's Your Grind about Grinding Wheels? *LINK*

    by Thomas Skaggs 11/3/06, 3:22 PM

    14 Replies · 51 Views
    Last post 11/4/06, 12:21 AM by Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI
  30. Brace Storage

    by Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away 10/31/06, 7:37 PM

    23 Replies · 138 Views
    Last post 11/3/06, 7:46 PM by Kevin French
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