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For sake of disclosure, I own a powder metal part fabricating plant. From looking at that part, I believe it is made from powdered metal. Tooling for a part like that, would cost in the range of $15,000 to $20,000 American. To make that part, would cost about $2.50, including heat treating to...

I've had one of these tools for well over a year. Mine is all metal, well made, yellow, looks very much like the one in the original post. Great feel to it, and probably a quadzillion uses for it. Unfortunately, I've never used mine a single time! Why you say? Bevel square is always there...

OK, for disclosure purposes, I own a powder metal parts manufacturing plant, and export throughout the world. My son in law's family owns a multi-plant manufacturing company, also exporting throughout the world. About a decade ago, I got into a long discussion with my SIL's father about their...

I have no issue with Chinese imports-I accumulate pocket knives and the quality of Chinese is equal to USA made knives at 5 times the cost. I bought one of the Harbor Freight cheap smoothers years back $14.00 American. I had one of my employees surface grind the sole flat and sides square...

I've had one brazed and it required grinding to fully true. Fortunately I have equipment and employees that know how to do the repairs. I was unfortunate (or stupid?) to not have carpet or other padding on the floor to prevent the original breakage.

The Luban butt chisels look identical to a Woodriver (Woodcraft) set my wife got me for a gift several years ago. They were well made, steel took a nice edge (and kept it), didn't need much flattening, but after using them for a month or two, I really don't reach for them all that much. What...

I bought four Sorby paring chisels about 15 years ago. Thin, flexible and take a nice edge, provided you use a paring chisel as intended: very much a finesse tool.

I believe the poster is referring to the block plane knuckle cap, similar to the Stanley 15 and 18.

In the States, individuals need to listen less to politicians and media, and see what goes on around them.the talking heads tend to gin up discourse, while most just want to get on. I own a manufacturing plant and export 65% of my goods (mostly parts for new cars), which are in turn assembled...

Back to the point of "softness" in chisels, take a visit to "Sawmill Creek" as there is a similar thread going on, but titled something about a plane blade being too hard to sharpen. A true expert, George Wilson (whom Dave Weaver knows) weighs in about the interactions of the "whys" and "hows"...

Here in the states, the Aldi chisels are all the internet rage. I picked up a set, and took two of the four to my plant to check hardness. First averaged HRc 54 (three tests) and second averaged HRc 57 (three tests). Narex advertses HRc 58. LN advertises HRc 62. Some modern makers do not...

You got far more ambition than I do! Seem to remember, maybe Fifteen years or so ago, on the "Oldtools List", there were some posts about flatness of offcuts being flat enough to use to affix pressure sensitive silicon carbide paper to, for plane sole flattening. Have you any thoughts on the...

First to Lons: here in the states, I believe the use of the Corian (and generic solid surface) as a 1/4" or so, laminate on particle board, is not "pushed" as it was a few years ago, as a lower cost alternative. As you stated delamination occurred easily and frequently. We have had Corian in...

Sticks in my mind that way back when the AI chisels became popular (maybe a dozen years ago?), there was an issue with ferrules cracking on a few. Seem to remember it was due to differing temperatures/humidity levels. For the record, I have maybe 8 or 9 AI chisels, mostly butt size and round...

Have two Stay-Sets-one one my #3 Clifton, with the bottom popped off, bit of honing, then back to the job. The other is on a #5, bought for a Stanley. This plane gets more sharpening attention, and for it, I used a David C. tip-a bit of silicone to hold the two piece cap together. Geometry of...

Also watching with interest! As an aside, though I've been cutting my dovetails for way more than fifteen years (jig free), last evening, while building a tool tote, after seeing the blue tape in Derek's build, and seeing him use it in transferring DT markings, I thought I would try it. In...

For what it's (not!) worth, about a half dozen years ago, I was asked to be a tester. I declined, as though I've used handtools for many more years than I care to count, I doubted my ability to provide an impartial review. There are others far more qualified to fill that role (and there are...

I make paers for a grinding wheel dresser and the wheel turns. I have no idea what this tool is. In case anyone is wondering, my company is www.metaltech-pm.com and the website works, though under upgrades at the moment that seem more like a year in length! T.

David, David, David, if only we were smart enough to gain some sharpening fans and then start marketing slag from underneath the old Century III mall as the latest, greatest sharpening medium.