A handmade home for woodworkers and admirers of woodworkers. Our community icon is submitted by @inquanto@lemmy.world, winner of the Christmas 2025 gift contest with a lovely series of hardwood cutting boards.
$15 at an estate sale, I was definitely prepared to pay more. I've seen people finding such cool stuff at secondhand shops and had no luck myself, so I'm hoping I can get some life out of these.
Also got a plane (one of the adjustments doesn't work but otherwise looks decent) and a Heath Kit power supply.
do you sharpen them? and if so do what process do you use?
Usually you want to check if every tooth is bent to the same angle left or right, and then sharpen each one with a file. But maybe that's a "grandpa's process" and there's a better way
That sounds like roughly what I saw in a video, but this is my first attempt so I'll see how it goes.
This looks super detailed. Of course, I couldn't say if the guy is confidently bullshitting us, but it looks like he knows his stuff https://youtu.be/7UEAoh2I1Lk
Those two on the bottom look like the best of the lot. The one on the right is for a miter box.
Thanks, I'm hoping I can get at least one good one from the lot.
I was hoping for a before and after pic. Good luck!
I'll definitely post a follow up!
I have an old miller falls mitre box and hand saw I would also like to clean up. Any good places to read up on to start?
I use it frequently and would like to clean it up and make it look nice.
Nice Disston mitre saw! I have one just like it, they clean up very nicely!