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Stanley #4 1/2 Bench Plane Refurb Part 2 of 2

July 9, 2019 Jim Reed

Sometimes life gets in the way and things take longer that once thought. Thus is the case with this posting.…

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Stanley #4 1/2 Bench Plane Refurb–Part 1 of 2

May 12, 2019 Jim Reed

My Facebook buddy, Nick, found this #4 1/2 smoother and offered it for sale. It looked OK but needed a…

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Stanley #95 turns into a dovetail plane

January 4, 2019 Jim Reed

My buddy Ken wanted me to turn his Stanley #95 plane into a 14 degree dovetail plane. For those of…

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Posted in: Hand Planes, Projects, Tools

Barry’s Bench

May 20, 2018 Jim Reed

Years ago my co worker Barry got busy with his family and sold me the contents of his small woodshop.…

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The Saga of the Tavern Table Begins

February 5, 2018 Jim Reed

“All our rough furniture is in the shed out back”, he said and it was music to my ears. I…

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Finishing a Walnut Knob

February 4, 2018 Jim Reed

I have been restoring a ca.1820 Sheraton style tavern table that I acquired almost 50 years ago. The feet were…

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Restoring a Stanley #62 LA Jack Plane

January 20, 2018 Jim Reed

Stanley made their #62 Low Angle Jack Plane from 1911–42 and resumed production around 2010. These are handy planes to…

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Refurb of a Charles Parker Machinist Vise

December 5, 2017 Jim Reed

Charles Parker vises are thought to be superior by most users. When I found one to use on my fixit…

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The Saga of the Rocker

December 1, 2017 Jim Reed

One summer I needed a project to get my mind off of some serious issues. We were dealing with a…

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Repair of a Goodell Pratt Eggbeater Drill

Jim Reed

The first cordless drills were offered for sale over a hundred years ago. Of course, I am talking about eggbeater…

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