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Brothers... I HAVE A PROBLEM! You may have noticed that all my tool cabinets and racks are rather GENERIC... boxy, universal, non-specific, all-purpose... I love all those French-fitted tool cabinets, and am decidedly a proponent of "a place for everything and everything in its place"... Yet...

Who made this TYZACK screw-sided, cast, panel plane? (Please excuse the dust!) The Tote is rather on the smallish side... Looks like rosewood to me.

On the topic of infill planes; CAST VS. DOVETAILED? STEEL VS. GUNMETAL? ADJUSTERS VS. NON? Brothers, I have many infill planes, in various conditions, some user-made and some branded planes from Spiers, Norris (pre and post war, & one "Buck" made by ?), Mathieson, "Tyzach" (made by ?)...

I have already contacted Vintage Machinery... on one there knows what the story of this vise is...

Has anyone found a source for new Stanley 39 Plane nickers/spurs? Or, perhaps made some (DIY) from scratch? These consumables seem to often be missing from eBay & other used tool sites. I am contemplating making some from band-saw stock or thin O1 material...

Does anyone know intended the use of this plane from Glasgow? Unusual profile. I am thinking perhaps some type of sash plane... (?) The fence only moves about 1/2" or so...

Dear Sirs, I have been a subscriber to many wood & metal working magazines for decades. I now have trouble finding articles that I have read in the past. Looking through all my magazines to find one particular article is a daunting task. Is anyone aware of a published INDEX? There have been...

Dear Sirs, I seem to have, in my inexperience, posted on the wrong discussion forum. I was hoping to post under "hand tools", and inadvertently posted under "new member introductions". Is there a mechanism for changing the location/placement of my post? Thank you. Having a wonderful time...

Hello to all my Brothers in the UK, I must say, prior to my introduction, that the UK has (arguably) made the finest woodworking tools the world has ever seen! To that end, I have had a friend in the UK scour the tag sales and flea markets on your side of the pond for decades. I have an...

Hello Brothers... I retired three years ago and got back into hunting, fishing, etc. Well, lately (after a decades-long absence) I have been blissfully back in the wood-shop! :) I have been unboxing, cleaning, and organizing my plane & tool collection. I have also been building some...