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Adding an Auxiliary Fence to a Record 043 Plow Plane

Today I spent some time improving my Record 043 plow (or “plough”) plane. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while so, with a little free time, I finally decided to go ahead and do it. For those unfamiliar with plow planes, it is a simple but useful tool...

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Restoring a Stanley No. 80 Cabinet Scraper

I bought a Stanley No. 80 cabinet scraper in rough shape a while back. It is perfectly functional in its condition and I have used it on several projects where the grain was prone to tear out. I had a piece of white oak that would tear out no matter how...

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Stanley Bailey No. 4 bench plane

Welcome to The Hackberry! In a nutshell, The Hackberry is a blog about my journey through hand tool woodworking. Here I will discuss the projects I’m working on, the techniques I’ve learned, the tools I use, and hopefully much more. Who am I? I am an engineer in the San Francisco...

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