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That is a great video by David Charlesworth. I've never heard him speak before. He is such a gentleman.

Do you have a 5-1/4? I wish they still made those...

Understood. Thanks Derek. :)

Thanks for your thoughts Jim. Yes, I’ll use a thinner batten next time—probably 3/4” oak. That will help save my knuckles. The Veritas skew rabbet has a fence but I wanted to try the batten since it...

Derek,
When used on your shooting board, how did you like it? With your ramped shooting board, how hard was planing Jarrah end grain? Does it compare favorably with the Veritas shooting plane?

I...

Thanks Derek. While I am tempted by Lee Valleys full set and tool roll I’ll probably select one size that will fit my needs and go with that—either 3/4” or 1”.

Just for clarification, are you guys talking about the twenty-something dollar “bent neck” paring chisels or their hundred dollar Japanese, crank-neck paring chisels? Thanks! :-)

I'd love to be able to afford a Gabardi & Sons smoother.

Do you have any pics of the Brese-like plane that you built?

Yeah, I'm a bit behind but I figured the questions were still valid. :)

Derek, where on your scale would you rank your LN 4-1/2 bronze? Have you tried it with a 55 degree HAF? :)

Just what you need, nothing that you don't? Certainly not as boring as furniture made from 1x2's (This-End-Up).

Knowing a bit more about your tastes certainly helps to explain your feelings towards Krenov's work. In some ways his style is quite similar to the Danish aesthetic but his work differs primarily by...

I've got a plane made and signed by Jim and I'm proud to own it. However, I don't use it.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8IRp609izmw/Rd5aeuEjbsI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/rfAEmdW2M_k/krenov5.jpg

I wouldn't call...

Where are you located in Virginia? If a hand tool lover is in your area I'm sure they'd give you a lesson or two. I always enjoy letting people try out my planes. For most it's an eye-opener. For...

Harry, you're like the MacGuyver of woodworking. I think with some wood and your tools you could make just about anything. The world needs more guys like you. ...

Nice Derek. I'll have to take a pic of mine tonight. I used it a bit over the weekend in honor of Jim.

I needed some 1/4" dowel last weekend and all I had was 5/16ths. Looking in the shop I had a scrap of mild steel so I drilled a 1/4" hole in it. That did the job nicely.

I need to relieve the...

How about any planes that were made by Jim himself?

Good luck w/ the quest for a thicker blade. I would have used something heavier (a thicker blade) to combat chatter but it would have required major mouth filing.

Don't forget Plane Classics.

I've got a Stanley #20. It didn't cost me a lot when I picked it up but it's proving to be a difficult plane to tune up. The iron it came with is really thin and prone to chatter. But, you can't...

Have you assigned it a product number yet? ;)

I have a LN no4 iron and a LN no4-1/2 iron (and a LN no4-1/2 bronze). If I were choosing a smoother, I'd choose the no4-1/2. That's the one that I reach for when I need a smoother. My no4 gets...

Thanks for the numbers Hank.

I'm wondering if someone has weighed an iron version of the Lie Nielsen 140.


http://www.lie-nielsen.com/images/140newnick_iron_l.jpg

cheers,
Dave