I'll second the suggestion made by Charles--get the books and DVDs he mentions from Christopher Schwarz. They will explain a lot. I only wish Christopher Schwarz' books and DVDs had been around...
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I'll second the suggestion made by Charles--get the books and DVDs he mentions from Christopher Schwarz. They will explain a lot. I only wish Christopher Schwarz' books and DVDs had been around...
A scrub plane.
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Honestly—I have no idea. When I made my plane, I just tried to fill the wooden body with as much lead as I could, both in front of and behind the blade.
To get more mass in a wooden plane, you don't necessarily need to make it huge. I've added more mass by way of lead[1].
[1]: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?p=961918
Sure. There's no better way to compare which you like better than to have both and try them out side-by-side.
I find I like the #3 better than a #4, and hardly ever use the #4.
From what...
Excellent! That's exactly what I was hoping to find. Now I just need to decide between the Henry Taylor sets and the Two Cherries sets.
Thanks for the clarification. I knew I didn't want...
After making some changes to my cable television subscription, I can now receive Roy Underhill's The Woodwright's Shop, on a regular basis. After watching a dozen or so shows, and learning a variety...
This is diamond honing block from Harbor Freight is pretty decent and at $15 shouldn't break the bank:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92867
I bought one of these. The first one came with two 1/4" blades, instead of one of the other sizes. Japan Woodworker was very good about dealing with that issue and just sent me another plane. They...
If you, or your friends, all ready know how to do the metallurgy for O1 tool steel, then making blades is pretty straight forward. As others have mentioned, you don't need a cap iron, just use a...
There are some over priced things on eBay, some items are bargains, some are priced just right. What I've found to be helpful, for dealing with and finding hand tools on eBay, are the following:
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You might try here:
http://wktools.com/
This gentleman rebuilds and refurbishes hand drills. I don't know if he sells parts for them or not.
A No. 95, used in combination with your jointer, does the trick to help insure the edge is square.
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The one pictured is from Lie-Nielsen. But vintage Stanley or new Veritas would work...
Thanks for the update. The last time I was there, perhaps 1-1/2 - 2 years ago, they were selling the EZE Lap stuff. I wound up getting some DMT stones myself, as they're easier to find than the EZE...
Check out ALF's site for a variety of info on plow and combination planes.
Regarding the molding cutters. Keep in mind that you'll get the best results with those, or with a traditional molding...
I just noticed yesterday that Woodcraft's online store has the Ron Hock Kit. I don't think the San Antonio store has these in stock, but you'd have to call them to find out for sure.
I've not...
Unless Paul Sellers and Frank Strazza have changed things--they don't use DMT stones. They use, and sell, EZE Lap diamond stones.
With an egg beater type hand drill, you don't really want to be spinning big bits anyway. Check out this article from Christopher Schwarz and search for the section on "Hand Drills".
Pictures of the plane and damage would help to make a better determination of what could be done with it.
Without seeing the damage, I can say that if the cracks aren't too bad you can wick in...
Do they work? Yes, if you're up to the challenge and have the time to tune them up.
Will they work as good as a vintage Stanley? Maybe.
If you have the money, skip the Groz and get a...
Christopher Schwarz has an update, on his blog, concerning coping saws:
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The differences and advantages of O1 vs A2 have been recently debated. Look this thread over to decide for yourself:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=127005
Christopher Schwarz just did a little article about coping saws that you might find informative. This won't answer your question, but it might help you figure out what to look for:
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True, working the inside after glue up can be problematic. There's a couple of ways to do this:
While the strip is still attached to the larger piece of stock, and still clamped up for the...
That sounds like a nice project. But if you're still new to working with hand tools, you should probably pick some different species of wood to work with. Cocobolo can be difficult to work. You...