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Thanks, guys!

This was stone-easy to make - from a solid block saw off just three 'scales,' from the front, back and bottom, cut 4 wide vertical grooves in both faces of the remaining block,...

Alan,
You mentioned Yeung Chan's chisel box/stand. Here's something I did to hold just a few current-use chisels, rasps, etc. at the bench, 'cause I'm the worst for 'losing' tools that are directly...

Hi - Has happened to me in Miami too ...

I'd agree with the above - Camellia oil won't do it, but paste wax (or Renaissance wax, that's what I use) is better. I'd say apply and do NOT buff off -...

Rob,
I got distracted by Bob's dory, and forgot to say - those DTs are awfully nice! What about 'em makes you unhappy? Looks like the shoulders are even set back a smidge so that you can plane the...

James,

The premium, and therefore the answer, also varies somewhat among Bedrock models. The 604-606 range does not seem to command the same percentage premium (at least on the 'bay) that the...

Bob,

Does seeing this with all the fittings, and hooked up to a tow hitch, mean the dory is finished? I even see a bow line (or ... sheet maybe, or ... heck, you know, a rope), so I'm presuming...

D'oh!

I wondered why you'd have splines on the front edge but not the back, and why they'd be visible and triangular in any event ...

Felt pads ... naturally. Thanks.

Clay

Steve,

New pics look great - I asked about the splines (??), and what I meant was the little triangles that can be seen at the front miters, on the underside of the chest's lid. You said "The...

I'd agree - donkey's ear seems it'd be easiest for this. Here's one ...

Donkey's Ear

What's the profile for?

Clay

Marc,

Don't bother. I checked the other items, which run heavily to Judy Garland records and old magazines featuring Bette Midler and Liza Minelli, etc. Not that there's anything wrong with...

My instinct is that it's a modern 9-1/2, but I admit I've not seen one with the horizontal-axis adjuster in the back. Most people seem to think that the modern Stanleys are not worth the effort it...

Tony,

You can have them sharpened when they get dull. Or, you can do what I did, and have your brand-new Nicholsons sharpened before you ever even use them ...!

Boggs Tool does an amazing...

Wow, I'm late seeing this, but I love it. The triangular splines (?) in the underside of the miters of the top frame are something new to me, and the inside of the lid is lovely.

You mentioned...

Happy B'day!

You'll love it - if you didn't get them with the gauge, get the extra/mortising cutters - I love mine. (Plus, it's a good thing, to support an independent toolmaker, and Kevin Drake...

Dan,

You're not technically supposed to solicit to buy from him 'off ebay,' but he IS allowed to send you a 'Second Chance' offer - essentially an offer to lower his reserve. So, to be strictly...

Or, if you're not wed to the idea of a roughly-Stanley-shaped 'block plane,' and this is 'wonderful son makes Dad's dreams come true by graduating from engineering (no less!) school,' i.e. a true...

I'd agree that the 60.5 Lie-Nielsen is a clear choice.

The LV definitely has fans, but this is for an occasion, so the 'jewelry'-like aspect of the LN is appropriate. I also have a LN 102 (the...

I have to join this chorus - Just now saw this, and spent a ridiculous amount of time perusing the pictures. It's amazing work. You said the feet were the most challenging carving, and I believe...

I just yesterday watched the episode of 'Tools and Techniques' in which Jeff Cosman does DTs with David Thiel. Jeff brought a sample with him, which had ultra-thin half-blind DTs cut in a sample...

"Should have gone to Sarasota" - ??

(I was IN Sarasota all weekend - I guess I might as well know what I missed ... sigh.)

Clay

It is possible for the winning bid to be around double the 2d-highest, IF the winning bidder set a bid ceiling above the reserve, but you did not.

eBay will only increase bids by minimum...

Well, as long as we're playing 'cost is no object' western ones, I'd like a set of the Stanley 50 bevel edge butt chisels. I have a coupla random sizes, and the length (short) handle size (small)...

I drilled depth marks, then used a 'chain saw' wheel on an angle grinder to hog out the seat on this walnut chair - the surface off the compass plane certainly doesn't reflect the hogging method. ...

Watching eBay might help you get an idea of value - they very rarely go under $150. I won't violate the linking policy, but if you go to the Bay and search for 6161818925 that might give you some...

It might be worth holding on to that GC for juuust a little bit. Rob Lee has said that - very shortly - Veritas is going to come out with a slightly modified line of bevel-up (low-angle bedding)...