Are They Any Good? So, I’ve spent the last week using Stanley’s reissue 750 socket chisels in sizes 1/8″, 1/4″, and 3/4″. I didn’t set up any arbitrary test criteria or elaborate measuring devices to determine who knows what. All I did is what I normally do with chisels during a workday in my cabinet shop. […]
New Chisel Preparation In my last post, I discussed Stanley’s reissue of their famous 750 socket chisel. In today’s post, I’ll go over how I prepped them for use in my cabinet shop, and I’ll give you my first impressions of them. After I got the chisels out of the box, I visually inspected them. The machining, although […]
New Tool Joy Good news! Stanley UK has reissued the 750 socket chisel. What’s the big deal you say? Ask any woodworking tool collector what the most sought-after bench chisels are and chances are many will say the Stanley 750 series. The popularity of these chisels stems from several reasons. They are Stanley products after […]
This month on the Highland Woodworking Youtube channel we’ve got three new video product tours by Morton for you to check out. First, Morton tours the new Festool CXS Compact Cordless Drill Driver. He touches on many of the great technical features that make this drill so fun to use, including the ergonomic design, the […]
Hello Woodworkers! This month’s issue of Highland Woodworking’s Wood News Online is available, and we’ve included all sorts of great deals, interesting stories, and of course a lot of informative tips for you to help you with your own woodworking. Featured in our Show Us Your Shop column is Andrew Barton’s innovative mobile workshop, a concept […]
The scrub plane is also known as a model 40 1/2. It has similarities to other hand planes, but some distinct differences as well. This tool is used primarily for quick gross stock removal, as opposed to many planes that are usually set for fine finish work. With this in mind, the mouth has a very wide opening, to […]
One of our local woodworking stores asked me to do a hand plane demonstration the other day. Since they have a decent stock of products, I just brought a few personal pieces from home. These items were those I did not expect the store would have, but I believed would help add to my audience’s overall experience. I brought […]