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    These days, I find it helps to grease my elbows...

    These days, I find it helps to grease my elbows with a quality liniment before each sharpening session. I like Icy Hot or Absorbine Junior, but they're probably not period-correct for the work you...
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    I would build a new base, using that top.

    I would build a new base, using that top.
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    Very nice! Kudos to Aaron.

    Very nice!

    Kudos to Aaron.
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    Exactly. Now if we could just spread the...

    Exactly.

    Now if we could just spread the notion that 4 1/2s were useless...

    ;)
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    That would be perfect, imo. The new feature is...

    That would be perfect, imo. The new feature is nice as is, but being able to check the boxes once and save them would be even better.
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    This may help:...

    This may help:
    http://www.happywoodworking.com/MotorWiring.html#SpeedSwitch
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    Exactly this. Very well said, Dave.

    Exactly this.




    Very well said, Dave.
  8. Thanks for the heads up!

    Thanks for the heads up!
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    Having just gotten my copy of that DVD this week,...

    Having just gotten my copy of that DVD this week, I'll second that recommendation. It's a good general introduction to the various types of planes. The bad part is he got me thinking I want a pair of...
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    Not to mention the advantages of having two...

    Not to mention the advantages of having two jointers ready to go. Sometimes it's nice to be able to grab another plane instead of having to stop and hone.



    For most people in the SMC...
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    This times 1000! And at least at my local Stihl...

    This times 1000! And at least at my local Stihl dealer, a lot of times minor service and support ends up being free, so the price difference is pretty much a wash.
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    The modern influences that you've brought to the...

    The modern influences that you've brought to the rustic concept make for a unique piece that works -- at least to my eye. Excellent job!
  13. Then you didn't miss anything. ;)

    Then you didn't miss anything. ;)
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    Patience is so very important for the true...

    Patience is so very important for the true craftsman.
  15. That's just silly. fwiw, I don't use them, but...

    That's just silly.

    fwiw, I don't use them, but gimme a break. "No respect"?
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    I'd rather catch the fine stuff before it gets...

    I'd rather catch the fine stuff before it gets into the room air. The more particles the DC retains, the better.
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    That's pretty clever. And those holdfasts look...

    That's pretty clever. And those holdfasts look familiar. ;)
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    1. I love it when somebody else types exactly...

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    I love it when somebody else types exactly what I would have said. :)
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    I'm reminded of an old line from (I think)...

    I'm reminded of an old line from (I think) Firesign Theater: "It's a force so powerful, it can only be used for good or evil!"
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    Poll: And brings up a problem with most "technique"...

    And brings up a problem with most "technique" polls: there's rarely a response that begins "It depends...".
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    Wait... you mean there are people who DON'T do...

    Wait... you mean there are people who DON'T do that?

    Weird.
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    That's when I would have shown him the door. Any...

    That's when I would have shown him the door. Any time a salesman demands a quick answer, my answer is "No."
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    Only after Q had installed the missile launchers...

    Only after Q had installed the missile launchers and smokescreen device. ;)
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    Supposedly, plow plane irons were made to be...

    Supposedly, plow plane irons were made to be pretty much interchangeable. I don't have first-hand experience with that, except to say that the plow I have has irons from two different makers other...
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    It's a plow plane, used for cutting grooves with...

    It's a plow plane, used for cutting grooves with the grain, for instance a drawer-bottom grooves or the grooves in a frame for the panel to go it.

    Very handy tool -- I use mine all the time. They...
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