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A tin canister by Bill McMillen, Part 2

Welcome back. I'd like to begin this second installment in this series of blog posts on tinsmithing with Bill McMillen with a bit of...

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A tin canister by Bill McMillen, Part 1

Folks who attend EAIA meetings are certainly familiar with the work of master tinsmith Bill McMillen. Bill has given numerous talks and...

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From the Stanley Model Shop - Charles Miller's Tonguing and Grooving Planes

Continuing with the theme of tools from the Stanley Model Shop, here's one of my favorites. This plane was designed and patented by...

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Traut's Patent Hollow and Round Plane

In my last post I described a nice little curved bottom block plane made by Justus Traut that dated from 1897-1902. We know that Traut...

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From the Stanley Model Shop, Installment #2, A Round Bottom Block Plane

Many of the tools from the Stanley Rule & Level Company Model Shop are marked with a number placed on the tool with white paint. This...

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Collecting Obsolete Surveying Instruments

Written and submitted by Ron Blauch The electronic age brought about tremendous revolution in so many industries. One of the most...

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