This weekend the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Events are coming to Brooklyn. Theyll be at 3rd Ward (195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237) on Friday, 1/4, from 10:00 to 6:00 and on Saturday, 1/5, from 10:00 to 5:00.

Tools for Working Wood will be there, and theyll be open.

In addition to their own wonderful wares, Lie-Nielsen will be bring some top notch tool makers to Brooklyn with them. Daed Toolworks, M.S. Bickford, Guarino Furniture Designs, Northwest Woodworking Studio & Tools For Working Wood will be at 3rd Ward too. In fact, rumor has it +Matthew Kenney (of +Fine Woodworking) will be there too.

What a pretty view in Brooklyn.

Im going to try to make it on Friday afternoon, but dont wait for me. Check out the show (and say hi to Matt).
3rd Ward

All in all they sound like a good buy...BUT ... would I regret buying them down the line?

So ... what to do?

Any readers own a Quangsheng plane or have any experience with them? Anyone know anything about them or can offer any advice - it would be greatly appreciated!

On a slightly different note - all progress on the Stools has been delayed due to me making the school boy error of running out of glue - doh! I did intend to order some more glue online, but thought I might include a plane order...

Looking forward to your thoughts on the above...

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I like router a lot. I have 10 of them. Using so many routers has taught me many things I like and dislike about them. One thing I dont like is a spindle lock button. I hate the ratcheting spindle lock on Festool routers. My preferred method for changing bits is with two (2) wrenches.
For years, Ive used two (2) wrenches and a single hand to tighten and loosen the collet in any router that will accept two (2) wrenches. By aligning the wrenches properly, you can tighten or loosen the collet simply by closing your fist around the wrenches.
When I read the recent newsletter from Fine Homebuillding, I saw that Im not the only one who changes bits this choice. In this video, Chuck Miller shows how its done.

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