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The 3 kit combo is on sale for $78.65 with free shipping.  Can't beat that price.  https://modelexpo-online.com/Model-Shipways-Shipwright-3-Kit-Combo-Series_p_5465.html

The 3 kit combo is on sale for $78.65 with free shipping.  Can't beat that price.  https://modelexpo-online.com/Model-Shipways-Shipwright-3-Kit-Combo-Series_p_5465.html

The 3 kit combo is on sale for $78.65 with free shipping.  Can't beat that price.  https://modelexpo-online.com/Model-Shipways-Shipwright-3-Kit-Combo-Series_p_5465.html

The 3 kit combo is on sale for $78.65 with free shipping.  Can't beat that price.  https://modelexpo-online.com/Model-Shipways-Shipwright-3-Kit-Combo-Series_p_5465.html

If you decide to go with a better plane this one on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/275341668148?hash=item401ba46f34:g:mgEAAOSw--BhmlUX
is actually pretty good and cheap enough.  Made by Millers Falls I think.  There are a lot of small hobby planes out there.  You can go with Lee Valley Tools and get a beautiful plane that looks like a work of art and will last a lifetime or something like this that is cheap and will work fine for most of your needs. In between there is a wide choice to fit every budget.

Tasty. Bridge City Toolworks has some incredible stuff. However, Bridge City is usually God's way of telling me my eyes are bigger than my wallet, but this little gem is just inside my budget. I want one!  
 
I also have the Xacto plane and spokeshave from the same Xacto kit Peanut's got. I got mine over 40 years ago as a gift. I tried them when I got the set and I couldn't get either to work worth a darn. I think they are basically just toys. I have a Stanley #101 and a Kunz knockoff of the Stanley #100, which is the same as the #101 but with a squirrel tail, as well as a modern Stanley #12-101, the current version of the #101 with a folded sheet metal body. I prefer the feel of cast iron bodies, of course, but the cheapo folded sheet metal bodied one works just fine as well. The cast iron ones are to be found on eBay and at a garage sale near you, but the collectors have snapped a lot of them up.
 
See:; The Supeirior Works - Stanley Blood & Gore: Planes #90 - #100 (supertool.com) (bottom of page) and The Superior Works - Patrick's Blood & Gore: Planes #90 - #100 (supertool.com)
 
Stanley 12-101 Small Trimming Plane - Hand Planes - Amazon.com  $12.00
 
 
Kunz Palm Plane with Handle | Hand Planes | Palm Planes (highlandwoodworking.com) $26.00
 

Some years ago, I found a set of these bronze modeler's spokeshaves on eBay. They were made in the U.S. by a guy working out of his garage in Chicago, I believe. Garret Wade sold them for a while, but apparently don't anymore. They work great, if you can find a set.
 

If you decide to go with a better plane this one on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/275341668148?hash=item401ba46f34:g:mgEAAOSw--BhmlUX
is actually pretty good and cheap enough.  Made by Millers Falls I think.  There are a lot of small hobby planes out there.  You can go with Lee Valley Tools and get a beautiful plane that looks like a work of art and will last a lifetime or something like this that is cheap and will work fine for most of your needs. In between there is a wide choice to fit every budget.

Jaager is right in that a better small block plane is the way to go (although I think Lee Valley is way to expensive). If you really want to stick with the X-acto plane here is an ebay link to some.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/254543581426?hash=item3b43fad0f2:g:x9cAAOSwImRYUTTO

If you decide to go with a better plane this one on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/275341668148?hash=item401ba46f34:g:mgEAAOSw--BhmlUX
is actually pretty good and cheap enough.  Made by Millers Falls I think.  There are a lot of small hobby planes out there.  You can go with Lee Valley Tools and get a beautiful plane that looks like a work of art and will last a lifetime or something like this that is cheap and will work fine for most of your needs. In between there is a wide choice to fit every budget.

If you decide to go with a better plane this one on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/275341668148?hash=item401ba46f34:g:mgEAAOSw--BhmlUX
is actually pretty good and cheap enough.  Made by Millers Falls I think.  There are a lot of small hobby planes out there.  You can go with Lee Valley Tools and get a beautiful plane that looks like a work of art and will last a lifetime or something like this that is cheap and will work fine for most of your needs. In between there is a wide choice to fit every budget.

Just picked up this Bridge City Toolworks HP-8 (lower  one), it comes with adjustable side plates that allow you to use it as a thickness planer for small stock. Upper plane is my old tried and true Lie Nielson low angle block plane that I adore.

If you decide to go with a better plane this one on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/275341668148?hash=item401ba46f34:g:mgEAAOSw--BhmlUX
is actually pretty good and cheap enough.  Made by Millers Falls I think.  There are a lot of small hobby planes out there.  You can go with Lee Valley Tools and get a beautiful plane that looks like a work of art and will last a lifetime or something like this that is cheap and will work fine for most of your needs. In between there is a wide choice to fit every budget.

Jaager is right in that a better small block plane is the way to go (although I think Lee Valley is way to expensive). If you really want to stick with the X-acto plane here is an ebay link to some.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/254543581426?hash=item3b43fad0f2:g:x9cAAOSwImRYUTTO

Jaager is right in that a better small block plane is the way to go (although I think Lee Valley is way to expensive). If you really want to stick with the X-acto plane here is an ebay link to some.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/254543581426?hash=item3b43fad0f2:g:x9cAAOSwImRYUTTO

THE NRG THIN STRIP SAW JIG
The Thin Strip Saw Jig shown in our December 2021 Virtual Workshop on Table Saw Use & Safety by Kurt Van Dahm is now available for purchase.  This jig is usable on the Byrnes and Preac saws as well as any small table saw with a 1/2-inch-wide miter slot that is at least 1/8-inch-deep.

 
EASY TO USE WHILE INCREASING SAFETY AND SAVING TIME
The jig is designed to make cutting identical strips from a sheet of wood.  Measure once and cut as many as needed without resetting the jig.  Cutting the strips to the outside of the blade eliminates the risk of the strip being trapped between the blade and the fence and shot back at the saw operator.  The jig saves time when making repeated cuts such as for deck planking and cutting your own strip wood from sheets.  Once set the accuracy of the Thin Strip Jig cannot be equaled. 
 

JIG IN USE
LEFTIES - PLEASE READ THIS
 
If you are left-handed, please contact the NRG Office before you order your Thin Strip Saw Jig and let us know you are left-handed, we will install the logo on your jig, so it is right side up when in use.
 
LIST PRICE IS ONLY $15.00 (US)
DON'T FORGET NRG MEMBERS GET 20% OFF ON THIS AND MOST ITEMS SOLD
IN OUR IN-LINE STORE – BUT YOU MUST USE THE DISCOUNT CODE.
We are unable to refund the difference between the list price and the Member's price.
 
 
ORDER HERE
 
 
                                                                                                              Type this in if link does not work
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I find that this type of tweezer is more useful if you grind the tips to a finer profile.  The blunt, rounded tip is awkward when trying to grab small items.

I find that this type of tweezer is more useful if you grind the tips to a finer profile.  The blunt, rounded tip is awkward when trying to grab small items.

I find that this type of tweezer is more useful if you grind the tips to a finer profile.  The blunt, rounded tip is awkward when trying to grab small items.

I find that this type of tweezer is more useful if you grind the tips to a finer profile.  The blunt, rounded tip is awkward when trying to grab small items.

There are figureheads painted gilded varnished unpainted, I prefer boxwood unpainted aged by time.
I would classify color in the column of the personal choices. Some peoples choose paint other just the color of the wood.
They are both right, it just depends of what do you want to represent.

I find that this type of tweezer is more useful if you grind the tips to a finer profile.  The blunt, rounded tip is awkward when trying to grab small items.

I find that this type of tweezer is more useful if you grind the tips to a finer profile.  The blunt, rounded tip is awkward when trying to grab small items.

I find that this type of tweezer is more useful if you grind the tips to a finer profile.  The blunt, rounded tip is awkward when trying to grab small items.

I picked up a set of three tweezers, 8", 10", and 12", from eBay the other day, They were an impulse buy prompted by my favorite 8" pair of dressing tweezers having "gone walkabout" and, of course, everybody swears they never touched them.   The price was $8.35 with free shipping or "make an offer." I offered $6.75 to see what would happen and they accepted the offer. That comes to $3.25 a piece, which is a great deal. They came promptly and I found them to be of surprising quality, considering the price. 
 
These long-reach tweezers come in really handy for rigging work where they can get in close without hitting other delicate work. They are also very handy for retrieving little parts that are dropped and which, through some mysterious quirk of physics, are always drawn into an open hatch and into the hull below.
 
3 Pcs Tweezers Thumb Dressing Forceps Set ( 8",10", 12" ) | eBay

Saw a facebook ad for this new model.  15% off if pre-ordered.  Is this deal available to US buyers or only European buyers?