I speak for every woodworker in the known universe who may (at some point in the future) purchase your plane for second-hand use. You will heat the metal, you will warp the plane, you will mess things up. The proper way to lap a plane is a long, tedious task that yields stellar, lasting results.

Last night after we were sent home from the Dr. appointment, I decided I’d take some time to finish up some work on the toy-box. I really needed to lightly tune-up some rabbets I cut on the router table, due to slight panel warpage. Nothing out of the ordinary, but I didn’t want to futz [...]

Today I deactivated my facebook account. I plan on submitting a permanent delete request soon. The last straw: I use computers for a living. I consume, produce, and format information as a career. I like to think I’m the epitome of “computer literate”. I can’t figure out what the heck I was looking at when [...]