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I agonized over buying this plane since the 20% sale brochure hit my mailbox. I'm a huge fan of Lie-Nielsen and Lee Valley on both quality and philosophical grounds. Goes so far that when I plan to...

Looking forward to the build process. I'm going to be documenting my roubo(ish) build soon myself though I don't have near the quality of materials you have. Keep the updates flowing.

Two good saws were on my tool list when I started out. Sadly I didn't know about the Creek and the Adria saws were highly recommended in PW and by some students at the school I attended. So, I...

I should start this out with a big thank you to the many posters here, especially the old hats at this game who patiently keep posting the same information over and over again (and I keep reading...

While I appreciate the self-enforced moderation and rapid degeneration into humor I'd like everyone to keep in mind that woodworking is a growing hobby. As such there are people here who have not had...

One of the things I'm amazed at in the woodworking community is the wonderful customer service of the vendors. Granted it's a fairly small and well linked customer pool that buys what would be...

One other thing I meant to mention. Honing guide. Yes it's an added expense and right now being able to afford anything is a challenge. However, with your chisels already being sharpened and...

Having two teens your age at home, I totally relate to not being able to afford anything and ran into your same problem (though by luck I had gotten a DMT stone before I married into a family). The...

Sounds like you're planning on getting rid of planes first then working, ostensibly to cash in for some other tools. I'd suggest going at it the other way unless you need the money for the other...

well based on that I'd go with a woodie Jack and a metal jointer. You already know you like the woodies and your Jack would get used a lot. Metal jointer because it's the most finicky on getting...

The new vs used bit is important. It's said you should go new on a jointer. YMMV.

That being said if you do want a woodie and new there are a couple options: ECE German planes which you can get...

Ultimately your bench and such of course but word of caution from myself who is currently caught in a full fledged case of analysis paralysis on what features, what wood, details etc... just get it...

Just to throw in, I started out as an apartment woodworker. When I moved in with my then girlfriend, I was relegated to the porch. We bought a house and the garage has a wee 6x6 foot space that I...

Gah! I've been sitting on an acme threaded 16 inch vise rod (with metal garter, etc...) I got on ebay for over a month now. I keep making the excuse that without the perfect chunk of ash and all...

Wow. Well that's been an interesting read. Not entirely sure what I'm going to do now. I have a wee space, maybe 6x6 which I share with the water heater, the MDF doors I bought (I presume they are...

Randy,
Really looking forward to prepping the lumber by hand. One of my recent tool ups was a fairly nice set of planes to add to my stanley 4 1/2. I now have a 4, 4 1/2, 5, and 7c. I'm dying to...

Hello all. I've had the woodworking bug for several years. Attended a class run by Paul Sellers at Homestead Heritage in Texas several years back (about 03 or 04 I think), bought some very basic...

First post, been lurking too long.

I attended a one week course at Homestead Heritage when Paul Sellers was teaching it as my intro to woodworking. Same set up on DMT stones, in fact I went and...