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It's your plane, drill holes in it if you want. It's a tool to do a job. GS

They are good saws. I prefer mine to the disston #4's I have.

GS

Here's another supplier when you don't need much.

http://www.smallparts.com/

GSpringer

I own both the LN and Blue Spruce chisels and they are intended for different tasks. I use the LN's for basic bench chisels where one might need to smack it while the BS chisels are only used for...

While I do like wooden planes and own a Knight jointer, the one with brass lever cap, I end up using my Stanley #7 more than any other. While I like the Knight plane it doesn't have enough mass for...

My hand could not have gotten to my wallet fast enough if I found one like that for that price. Last one I saw complete in the wild, the asking price was $575 and the overall condition was not...

I finally pulled the trigger on one when the beading sole showed up. Since then I've added the 1/4" and 1/16" dado soles. It is indeed a most capable plane. The dado nicker, blade and sole does a...

I use Blue Spruce, take a look at their fishtail as well as the skews. You can Google them and find Dave's website.

GSpringer

A #7 will will do anything you want for jointing and if you want really good performance add a Hock blade and chip breaker. I find I use my wooden jointer more than anything else. There is a Knight...

The ECE does a good job cutting dovetails. I wouldn't look past it for the price. GS

I'll second the DMT's for primary bevel but I've also used a belt sander at times. Either method works well, it's just a time thing. The DMT's are hard to beat but so is a Tormek or Jet wet...

Jeff,

What Mike and Derek didn't say is the cutters need to be very sharp. Your choice of wood, oak and I'm assuming red oak, is stringy and if the blades aren't sharp and set for a light cut it...

Dave, Good advice. I have researched the sizes and have always bought pairs except the #16. GS

I'm finishing off the set I got started. I've seen several half sets for sale, both here and in England. I was taking stock today of my moulding planes and found out I would have a decent quarter...

I posted this on Woodnet and thought I would post it here too; I'm looking for a pair of #8 hollow&round planes and a #16 hollow. If you have any duplicates or some you want to part with let me...

David, If you can find a copy of Plane Basics by Sam Allen the set ups for a 55 to cut different moulding profiles is covered pretty well. The book is out of print but you can find copies. I did a...

I noticed a "Buy it Now" on eBay last night for $450 and the photo looked familiar. I checked the seller's feedback and discovered they had bought the plane a week ago for $350. They were using the...

Listen to the advise of buying one or two at a time rather than a set. I wish I had done that, especially in mortise chisels. The LN chisels are very good if you need to hit them, Blue Spruce if...

Got one; doesn't work that well for me. I fall back on my #80, LN 212 or a card scraper. The concept is good but I just don't get the performance I expected. I keep migrating to the card scrapers...

I use the ZCI's from Lee Valley on my 717. They work quite well. With my schedule it is easier to buy them than to make them. As for accurate cuts it is as accurate as any saw on the market. I...

... or you could just buy one of Steve's panel raisers, they make a nice raised panel and quick too.

GS

I second the recommendation of the Adria saws. I too grew up using dull saws, I just didn't know it at the time. It is an awakening when youj use one that is sharp, not to mention straight. There...

Damn it must be nice to have time to make great looking tools! I get to spend my weekday evenings in hotels rather than in the shop. I guess it does give me time to browse the internet for great...

That's ok Dave, just as long as mine look like them!

GS

I received my set a couple of weeks ago and haven't had time to do more than a few small test cuts but I was impressed with them enough that I ordered a set of left and right 3/8" skews to go with...