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Some conservative Senators have been expressing doubt about Matt Gaetz and also interest in the information the House Ethics Committee has from its long-running investigation into potential ethical lapses by Gaetz. I may be wildly optimistic, but I'd like to think that's a signal that the...

And then there are various versions of tapered reamers used for the holes in certain types of rustic chairs. But the pictured one, yes: originally intended for metalworking.

It appears that we've got an orange president again. The next four years will be terrifying.

Trump is not giving the disenfranchised a voice, because they're not disenfranchised; they can vote just like everyone else. What he is doing is playing on frustration and fear and offering "solutions" that won't, in fact, improve the conditions leading to that frustration and fear. That's...

Lee Valley makes nice plane irons, if you can get them there. They come with a back as close to dead flat as possible, and often cut pretty well out of the box (although, of course, you should do a final honing). here - I think - this is the international site

I'm another person who likes heavy (not soft) leather. I glue mine to 1/8" (3mm) quality plywood from a crafts store, using flat, firm cauls on both sides of 3/4" (19mm) softwood. I cut the plywood to fit the jaws, cut the leather a bit oversize, then trim after the glue dries. The...

They're effectively different pitches, and the screw advances the cutting iron as it screws into the body. I've never quite understood the physics, or why Stanley chose that over a simpler method, but it works quite controllably.

Doesn't it say "No. 0," rather than No. 1? I've always loved that little spoiler at the back of the fixed jaw - apparently specific to British vises/vices - to catch filing swarf so it doesn't get on the slide. Brilliant idea.

Wow. I wouldn't mind finding one of those at a thrift store.

Why an ultrasonic cleaner? Generations of mechanics got by without one. Can you buy carburetor cleaner at your auto store? Find a suitable metal container, take the carb apart, soak it in that. If you don't own an air compressor, go to your ironmonger, DIY store, or home improvement store*...

I usually hold the chisel bevel down, but with the edge held up off the work a bit, to knock off the bulk of the excess; and I look to see what direction the grain is, so I cut uphill. I finish, on flat surfaces, with the block plane, again working uphill to the grain. You might be able to use...

Back in the auld daze, tree fellers would occasionally drill multiple holes through the trunk of a tree at the height they intended to cut it before getting out the crosscut saw, making room for sawdust. There's a state park up in the mountains from us, where the Sequoia trees grow (giant...

Far better than if you spent the money on drink or chasing other wimmen.

Or worse: Whitworth calibrated!

Plus, they're usually worker bees; it's hard to find a hive with marketing bees, shipping bees, etc.

The cooking pots were probably for camping; easier to fit into the boot, along with tent, blankets/sleeping bags, etc., than individual pots. I'll be interested to see that little plane when you clean it up; does it use a razor-type blade? And that brass-bound level is lovely. Is it accurate?

Worth contacting Makita. I've got an older impact driver, and there are specific batteries still in production that fit, but not all. I think it has something to do with the contact points for the charging function. I found their online customer service quite responsive.

Not enough block planes.

The plywood jig will also help somewhat with splintering on the good side of the cut, if you're cutting cross-grain. Only somewhat, though; once you clamp the jig in place for a cross-cut trimming job, it's a good idea to run a rock/utility/whatever-y'all-call-them knife down the edge of the...

If you can't find any literature online that lists the length, and if you can't find a source for blades where the guy/gal at the counter/on the phone says, "Oh yes, a Subem three wheel saw; that'll take an X length blade," set the tension adjusting wheel - probably the one at the back of the...