About the Prices of Miter Boxes
Updated: 2010-11-30 20:48:04
Store Projects Tools Techniques Videos Subscribe Renew Customer Service Woodworking Magazine Blog About the Prices of Miter Boxes Posted 11 30 2010 in Saws Since Ron Herman's excellent story on miter boxes appeared in the November 2010 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine the price of these tools has gone through the roof , according to some tool collectors and . sellers Carl Bilderback , a semi-retired carpenter in Indiana , has been tracking the prices on eBay and called me last night to report that one miter box recently sold for almost 400. Plus the supply of these tools has been growing on eBay now that these tools are fetching more than 20 plus shipping , which was usually more than the tool itself cost Now I know that I'm an American , and I'm not supposed to ever use the word
I started feeding the birds about two weeks ago. I was just spreading the seeds out on the two tree stumps in my front yard and a friend gave me an old plastic feeder that was too small for their needs. It holds about two pounds of seeds and is too small and then it [...]
At the local swap meet yesterday, I picked up a few items; a stamped ‘1 quart liquid’ tin pitcher, a fancy roster nutcracker, some Army Engineer’s Brass Buttons [not sure of the age yet] and a silver tea caddy?
I spotted this at a vendor whom I have never dealt with, mostly modern stuff, but this [...]
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A couple of new pieces from Gathering Wood had to be put on hold as we moved our family and woodshop from California to Kentucky. One particular piece, There’s No Place Like Home, will soon be released in your choice of a routed edge profile or as a framed Wall Art. We hope to have [...]
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Almond – Prunus spp. ripe fruit of various species, sweet flavor with 50% fixed oil and a shell that is easy to crack.
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I own a Stanley No. 289 with an original fence and most of its japanning. There is a chip on the corner of the cap iron, but the plane still works well.
I would like to trade it for a wooden Moving Filister plane in good to excellent condition [or better]. I would accept either American or English [...]
With the holidays getting closer, we're starting to see quite a few "projects as gifts" submissions. 
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We were recently commissioned for a special project by a dear family in Texas. Originally written on tables of stone, these pieces were recreated in Cherry. What can we do for you? Maybe your local Courthouse would like a set Jim & Rebecca
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During a recent vacation to Belgium, I was excited to spend two weeks with few thoughts about woodworking. I lasted less than a day.
On a recent trip to Reno, Nevada, while staying with my niece and nephew I noticed that a large pine tree [not a fir, spruce or larch] in their front yard was being girdled by a chain. The chain had been put around the tree a couple years back and it is where they secured [...]
I have on occasion got a nut of one sort of another with two nuts in one shell. I got these hazelnuts in with some mixed nuts in the shell.
This one is a double nut and shell.
And naturally one nut is bigger than the other. And as usual one hangs lower than the other.
What, they [...]
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The handles on late 18th early 19th century wooden spokeshaves are a little more utilitarian than those on later models. Later versions have thinner handles that flair out on the ends and I must admit look quite attractive. But most of the early styles the handles are straighter with not much attempt to embellish.
The upper [...]
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