Rust covers all things given enough time. The first of two hand planes that I am refinishing had a pretty rough twenty years in a wet garage to contend with. However, rust can be dealt with in a variety of ways, and I decided that the best way to clear the residue of life from … Continue reading
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Scraping Away The Dust: Rebuilding the Hand Planes of Our Fathers
I have not written or photographed with any urgency in the past six months. I decided to stop my blog [If Not Now, When?] and regroup. I wanted time to enjoy moving into a new house, travel to see family at home, and to prepare what promised to be a challenging work year ahead. The … Continue reading