https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/tls/d/s...79221.html

Photos in the link
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MPEMmwkAQVhWg1B47

1. 8" Dia-Sharp Diamond plates in Coarse, Fine and Extra Fine, they are in excellent condition. Asking $150 + Free Shipping for all 3 to the lower 48.

2. Dan's Whetstones Black Arkansas 8X3X1/2" I don't believe I've ever used this, if I did it was once forever ago to try it out. Stone goes for $248.99, Asking $200 + Free shipping to the lower 48

If you buy all the stones/plates I'll do $325 + Free shipping to the lower 48

Free 

Jim Kingshott - Special Planes
American Woodworker 2012 Annual Collection #157-162
Penn State Industries Hand crafted pens the basics
Jerry Booher Scroll sawing for accuracy 
Newwoodworker.com - Turning a Peppermill
Newwoodworker.com - basic pen turning
Sue Walter's- wildlife craft patterns #1
Popular Woodworking - Router joinery and techniques 
Woodworkers Guild - Essential woodworking techniques 
Newwoodworker.com- Turning Bowls

I'll mail them to you free. First pm gets them.

   

I got some soft grip pliers to use on fixtures in the bathroom and on stuff in the shop that I do not want to mark with plier jaw marks.

Both brands that I bought had nylon-like jaw inserts so that they had no grip at all on plated surfaces.

I got reminded of this tonight by the Lee Valley email that included a link for their soft-grip pliers.

They look really well designed, but, once again, the jaw inserts and the replacement jaw inserts are nylon.

The description points out that they are great for knurled surfaces. I am sure that they are.

BUT, where can I find replacement jaws or soft-grip pliers that have high-friction soft jaws?

Based on personal experience, the email verification system used for registering new users is broken:

Despite multiple requests to the WN system to send a verification email over the last week, no such email is received.

(After registering as a new user, email verification is required before posting and other functions are allowed.)

I started some other threads with different but related problems. The net effect is losing my password locks me out of the system as all the methods of recourse are broken.

I'm curious if many other folks have experienced the same thing (either as an existing or new user) and simply gave up trying to get onto Woodnet and went elsewhere.

-Mark

Based on personal experience, the WN Contact Us function is broken. Link here:

https://forums.woodnet.net/contact.php

Multiple requests go unanswered after a week. The system at least acknowledge a request was submitted tho.

-Mark

Based on my personal experience, Woodnet's send-you-an-email-to-reset-your password function is broken:

* despite repeated requests, an email is not received.

* Also, the Woodnet system also does not provide the user with any feedback re: success or failure of the request. I can't tell if this is 'design intent' but it isn't good practice.

If you lose your password, you are locked out the system because that's the only way to reset it that I have found.

This is the same problem I reported in 2022.

-Mark

I have had a Dunlop plane for many years. Used it a few times along the edge of a door so it would close properly. I would never use it on the surface of a good piece of wood, as it would tear a chunk out. After watching this guy on YouTube, I just planed the entire surface of a walnut farm table I’m making ! WOW !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrXQzjANuCA

So I have several Bog oak saws to finish yet, but I got a wild hair today. I made a bunch of folded backs a few years ago but got distracted with this house and never finished them. Most need to go to a gun shop and get blued. I did however play around with some 316 and 304 stainless, SO today I drug one out and put it on a bog oak carcass saw handle I was finishing up. Debating if I want to go through the trouble of making more stainless backs or just stay with the slotted brass. Pros and cons of both. I am not a big fan of folded backs. Then again, have you ever tried to slot stainless steel? YIKES! Better to go with 4130 and have it plated. What do you think?
Bog oak carcass with stainless foldeed back and saw bolts by Ron Bontz, on Flickr" />
Bog oak triple loop Carcass Saw. 14 ppi x 15* rake x 25* fleam.12" x 2.5" x 3" x 0.020" plate by Ron Bontz, on Flickr
So I decided to go with the brass, at least on this one.
[url=20250127_124342 by Ron Bontz, on Flickr]
Botg oak with Mother of pearl by Ron Bontz, on Flickr
20250127_124321 by Ron Bontz, on Flickr