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    This probably goes without saying, but I'm...

    This probably goes without saying, but I'm thinking the answer is "it depends". Specifically, what type of wood (maple, poplar, oak, etc...), the quality of construction (you've already mentioned...
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    Tom - OK, I'm really confused. If your sawhorse...

    Tom - OK, I'm really confused. If your sawhorse is 30" high, and your inseam is 30", how in the heck to do you hold the board you're sawing with your knee? Something about the geometry seems a bit...
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    From the standpoint of learning Neander WW...

    From the standpoint of learning Neander WW without a background in power tool woodworking, I'd second Prashun's thought about learning from videos. IMO, the best way to learn is with a real, live...
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    For the power tools, I'd list them individually...

    For the power tools, I'd list them individually on SMC classifieds for the reasonably valuable items (like the Woodrat), donate the less expensive power tool items that aren't worth selling to a...
  5. I think you'd find 1/4" eastern white pine to be...

    I think you'd find 1/4" eastern white pine to be exceptionally stable. It won't be nearly as strong as Baltic Birch across the grain, but almost no natural lumber is as strong as plywood of...
  6. I can vouch that making things out of plywood...

    I can vouch that making things out of plywood with hand tools isn't my idea of "fun". But - what about a hybrid approach? To save a bit of money (actually, quite a lot of money), you can get a...
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    Just to add to the vote count: My perspective is...

    Just to add to the vote count: My perspective is someone that has no interest in minimizing the number of tools owned, nor the number of tools in routine use in the shop. With regard to the #9,...
  8. Fitzhugh (Do you go by "Fitz"?) - You don't...

    Fitzhugh (Do you go by "Fitz"?) -

    You don't say what grit you're using to flatten the backs/hone the bevel on your chisels. This matters, particularly if you're putting a lot of pressure on the...
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    Michael - What you refer to as a "square tote...

    Michael - What you refer to as a "square tote spiers" is, as David noted, a Spiers panel plane. The construction is three pieces of steel (sole and two sides) dovetailed together, with Brazilian...
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    My thought is that you're aggressive enough to be...

    My thought is that you're aggressive enough to be building quite a bit of heat on those blades. It's also possible that you got a bum pack of blades that are too hard (and therefore brittle).

    Try...
  11. "Best" is a relative term. I can (and have)...

    "Best" is a relative term. I can (and have) effectively straightened and squared the edges on a cardscraper by draw-filing with an ordinary $3 BORG bastard file. But, the edges needed quite a bit...
  12. Luke: A few other considerations. One typically...

    Luke: A few other considerations. One typically makes wooden-bodied planes from wood that is oriented as quarter-sawn. In other words, if you look at the front of the plane, the annual rings are...
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    Hey, that's really cool box, Eduard. And a new...

    Hey, that's really cool box, Eduard. And a new take on a band-sawn box that doesn't look, well, "band-sawn".
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    I can confirm that you can sharpen A2 to an...

    I can confirm that you can sharpen A2 to an extremely fine edge with Arkansas oilstones and a leather strop with honing compound. The difference in my hands b/t the oilstones and the norton...
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    It's hard to date precisely, but I'm going off of...

    It's hard to date precisely, but I'm going off of 2 things: the kangaroo imprint is an old one, from the era of the I. Sorby "Punch" logo ("Punch" from Punch 'n Judy puppets). Note that I. Sorby is...
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    I'd be curious if you could find that discussion....

    I'd be curious if you could find that discussion. If the supposition is true, it's a remarkable bit of forgery (I'm assuming "forgery" rather than "reproduction" or "interpretation" since it was...
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    The kangaroo mark and handle form would put this...

    The kangaroo mark and handle form would put this saw's manufacture somewhere between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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    That's a really cool antique. I wonder what it...

    That's a really cool antique. I wonder what it sold for, and my guess based on the tools within that it was an early 19th century box, and might even be late 18th century. Wouldn't be able to tell...
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    Actually, I think the sarcastic expression is...

    Actually, I think the sarcastic expression is "beat it to fit, paint it to match" :D

    What I was pointing out is that using the "one-off" method, one doesn't need any precision measuring/layout...
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    For those interested in looking at some of...

    For those interested in looking at some of Layne's work, you can find his website by googling "cajunhandplanes"
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    I read through this thread this morning (whew!). ...

    I read through this thread this morning (whew!). There's a lot of good info in it, but the way I see it, there's a fundamental disagreement that is unresolvable.

    I am also an engineer, and I do...
  22. Tim - A comment about miter planes. I've used...

    Tim - A comment about miter planes. I've used (and own) a lot of different solutions, all the way from traditional British-design wooden "strike-block" planes to the Stanely-design planes through to...
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    Just a note to those reading the thread - cement...

    Just a note to those reading the thread - cement etch is generally not phosphoric acid - it's hydrochloric acid (often sold as "muriatic acid"). While any mineral acid will remove rust (and also...
  24. Yeah, the solutions offered to the OP of this...

    Yeah, the solutions offered to the OP of this thread are a lot more practical than a single-phase VFD. But they might be useful to those interested in building their own powered lathe. With one of...
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    Joshua - No, I don't, I just know of them from...

    Joshua - No, I don't, I just know of them from other forum members. Being a part-time collector as well as a woodworker, I've a couple of sets of American/British wooden H&Rs as well as the Stanley...
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