My split top is based on Mike Siemsen's Nicholson, and I have two gaps in it just because of the stock size I had. I would build a similar bench again; I use planing stops in the gaps all the time,...
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My split top is based on Mike Siemsen's Nicholson, and I have two gaps in it just because of the stock size I had. I would build a similar bench again; I use planing stops in the gaps all the time,...
You can use untapered irons; the hollow and round irons I've made have only a very light taper, so they're not as easy to release by tapping them through, and you may have to tap the wedge a bit...
Yeah, this is especially noticeable with NOS irons and chisels (in my personal experience and from what I've read). Grinding back 1/16" will usually get to steel that holds an edge without chipping,...
Can't speak to the Roubo, but I have a doubly split top on my Nicholson-ish bench, and it's been very useful; I mainly keep battens in the gaps to act as a planing stop and minimize the junk that...
One thing I used it for was this headboard in sapele. Once piece was S2S, and the other was rough (both 4/4), so had to remove 1/8" of stock from the larger piece after gluing it up. It only took a...
If you can take >1/16" cross-grain chips with a your jack or bastardized smoother, then you can call it a scrub plane. Until then, not so much :). The previously mentioned German jack/scrub is my...
I paid $115 for my #46 with a full set of irons in their original box, and that was a pretty good deal from fleabay at the time. It was missing the depth stop, and has kind of ugly plating, but is a...
Well, I bought one from Patrick Leach, complete with screwdriver and ratty box, and wish I'd gone cheaper versus being fixated on a complete plane (as with the Stanley router plane…where the depth...
Agree with everything you wrote, John. The coping saw blades I get (Olson and whatever the local hardware store sells) have so much set that they'll give a fuzzy edge, at least in some woods; maybe...
Michael, my cigar shave appears to have file marks on the mouth flat. Since it has remnants of nickel plating on the mouth, I'm sure those marks are original. If you use the blade without a bevel on...
I believe this was a top of the line Scotch brace, with the brass mounting for the pad. Nice find and restoration; this is one of my favorite designs, just because of the looks.
Kees, be...
Of course; the OP was looking for a way to make centered T&G on varying stock widths, and that's where my response was aimed. Using a match plane as a general purpose plough is as silly as using a...
Not that I'm aware of; traditionally, match planes come in a specific size, and are used ±1/8" of the nominal size. I have a #49, which centers a groove on 1/2" (IIRC), and I mainly use it for...
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Why do you want a plough for tongue and groove? The Stanley #48 and/or #49 make it painless to do T&G, and have a depth stop and fence built in. Either should be under $100. They're not...
Nathan, I fastened my Nicholson-ish top (1-3/4" tulip poplar) down with deck screws, and no glue. Mike Siemsen glued and screwed his top down, but I've had no problems or regrets after two years of...
Yeah, I've also gotten the latter at the local auto parts store. Mine are poor quality, but serviceable for rough work, if you follow up with slips. I don't use my moulding planes enough to grind...
Gary, ebay auction 121215631585 shows a 2" Jennings pattern bit with a square tang, so they're at least that big. I saw a bit listed last year that was over 3" in diameter; I can't find a link to it...
Sure, Atkins could have done that, but I think we'd see more of them. You might try the oldtools list and see if one of the UK galoots has seen one. As far as the bolt through the spine, it looks...
Kim, I have an early 20th c. (likely pre-WWI) Atkins No. 2 backsaw that has the features you indicate, with a fairly nice apple handle. As far as I'm aware, most or all of the standard-grade Atkins...
Nothing; I think we're in violent agreement :). I (and Jim Koepke, if I understand correctly) prefer a 3/16" twist bit in an eggbeater to a 3/16" auger in a brace. My previous post was in agreement...
I suspect we're all thinking of old-style drill points or high speed twist drills for eggbeater usage, George.
I've a Yankee 445? hand drill with two-jaw chuck and low gear, and it's unusable with...
Wow. I think you're better off with a T-handle, as you say; my 16" brace (a Pexto Samson 8016) had a bit of twist in the bow, so I think it's possible to overtorque the brace itself, although my...
I use a handsaw, usually a 4-1/2 pt 29" rip. Works fine up to 12" wide stock, but takes some time; I've resawed butternut, tulip poplar, bubinga, maple, sapele, walnut, and maybe others. I've just...
The 3 square comes in a bastard cut, so it cuts faster and has fewer problems with pinning. However, it doesn't have as sharp a corner, so you end up with a more rounded gullet. I use soapstone...
Not sure I've mentioned it here, but they're pretty easy to make by hand. I eyeballed the spacing (so definitely have that varied pitch that Leigh mentioned!), and marked lines in layout dye with a...