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Carbide will out perform any other material, however, it must have almost a mirror finish to do that. Without that fine of a surface finish, the results may be poorer than the typical burnishing methods (screwdriver, etc.). A drawback of the "posh" carbide is that if dropped, there is a high...

A form but the processing is far different from conventional powder metal. Conventional powder metallurgy has an inherent porosity of around 14% voids among metal particles, whereas carbide approaches full density and nearly the same as traditional wrought materials. PMV-11 is proprietary to...

Highly polished carbide and not powdered metal David! None of the commercial carbide products (from woodworking vendors) have that degree of polish nor do they have the inherent lubricity of that specific grade/type of carbide. Unfortunately I no longer use that type of carbide in my...

I would agree with this statement with one exception: there is no need for carbide, UNLESS the carbide is polished to a mirror finish. Burnishers, such as the Clifton, have more than sufficient polish to do the job and most carbide burnishers have a surface finish too rough, which will not do...

A few months ago, I picked up a set of 4 Greenlee tang chisels, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 & 1", with only the 3/4" used. These look like they're several decades old, made of Sheffield steel, in the UK. What is different about them is they have green plastic handles and for intents and purposes look...

I'm going to be the first to say that I gave in to having training wheels in past years. Never was satisfied with making sharpening my hobby. I experimented with different jigs, different types of stones and "scary sharp". I finally got the "Frazier dvd" from Tools for Working Wood, using...

I've been watching this thread with interest and at this point, I thought I would add to the discussion. About 4 or 5 years ago, here in the States, there was much discussion about a "Harbor Freight" diamond in the rough plane. Cost of the plane was about $8.00 US. As I own a manufacturing...

Years ago, when I worked for a living (as a carpenter), I would mark out hinges with a light knife cut from a Stanley 299 utility knife. I could make a more precise layout with my knife then you could with a butt marking gage. Today I would use a single bevel knife, light chisel cuts & clean...

Patrick Leach says on his website the Stanley #75 is only good for scraping paint from sashes (or something similar). Well, I bought one from him in person a few years back, to use for cleaning some errant paint. I can unequivocally the plane is NOT even good for that.

Thanks, I'll try again later today.

BB, Not sure if I'll do that! Problem is, I think the pic sizes are too large, plus my computer is a Mac. If anyone wants to see the aluminum cased stone, PM me. Otherwise, I'll ponder things to see if I can get this figured out. T.Z.

This is an attempt to post a couple of pics of some cased oilstones I picked up. If the pics don't show, well, mark it up to my computer illiteracy! /Users/Silvy/Desktop/IMGP0968.JPG /Users/Silvy/Desktop/IMGP0969.JPG

Next day or so, I'll try to get a few pics up. Now if I can also put some "bobs" how about a few of the miter boxes? I don't "accumulate" much anymore as prices have gone beyond what I would pay, but there was a time when things could be had on the cheap. It was hard passing by that...

Don't know how to attach photos, but if someone sends me an email address and if they'll attach them, I'll post some pictures of some of my stones. I may even send some pics of plumb bobs!

Here in the States, stones are dirt cheap - say a couple of bucks each, as many at flea markets have no idea of the identity. At tool sales, prices can be all over the map, but mostly determined by type of case. At a couple of bucks each and with a bit of experience, you can tell what stones...

Can you post a close up picture of the edge of the fracture? I'm wondering what the material is! If it looks like a casting, the material might be powdered metal brass, and if a center punch was used to punch a crimp mark, whereas in typical wrought material that would work, in powdered metal...

I've got the LN and I got the Veritas. The Veritas is my "go to", because it feels better in my hand. Cut for cut, there isn't much difference, so my opinion is simply based on tactile feel.

Been a member here for years, but don't post often (don't speak unless I know a bit about the topic). Anyhow, in this case, I know a tad about powder metal. Without asking Rob about the metals he is using, powder metal gives the manufacturer the ability to devise a mix of materials with...

Is this burnisher available in the US by any dealers yet?

Vann, I would agree. A certain amount of finesse is needed to grind properly--knowledge of fixturing and supporting the plane body. This would have to be a labor of love for a person to try to do it commercially. As I said, I employ a toolmaker and had him grind a number of planes over the...