Just beautiful, Leo. You get extra points for not just recycling someone else's trash, but having the wherewithall to recognize that cellulose gold when you saw it.
That concave recess on the...
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Just beautiful, Leo. You get extra points for not just recycling someone else's trash, but having the wherewithall to recognize that cellulose gold when you saw it.
That concave recess on the...
This is one of the best compendiums of hand tool links I've ever come across:
http://www.jlatech.com/rob/Woodworking/Knowledge%20Base.htm
Within the above list is a link to Jeff Gorman's site. ...
Hi Vaughn:
I certainly agree with Larry about the 192; that's a very nice plane. Depending on your needs, it'll be used relatively infrequently, but there's just no substitute for a rabbet plane....
As the new generation of bevel-up bench planes teaches us, it's the effective cutting angle, not the bedding angle, that matters when the blade is oriented bevel side up.
A bevel-down plane, on...
I'll preface this by saying that my first thought was also a LN 4 1/2 with the HA (or "York Pitch") frog.
That being said, I think people are getting a bit confused about the low angle aspect of...
I made the trestle base of my workbench out of Douglas Fir, and while it's a very nice wood, I selected that primarily because of cost and availability. I believe that black locust is a much harder,...
Lee Valley sells a set of plans for two versions of shaving horses: one of the traditional variety and a second "easy to build" version that also folds up for storage. I don't have the plans, but it...
For what it's worth, I don't take my drawknife to the sharpening stone, I do it the other way around. I clamp the drawknife in my bench vise and wield the sharpening stones by hand. Much easier to...
So that's what the bottom half of your face looks like :)
Your comments about seeing Alan's kneehole desk up close and personal don't surprise me. That's one of the many differences between a...
John,
That is absolutely stunning work! Can anyone tell me what kind of tool was traditionally used to make the profile on the edge of the table top? With all those curves, I'm guessing a...
I'm with Dave on this one. The #5 is salvageable, but other than the combination square and maybe the brass fittings on that #4, the rest is beyond hope.
James:
To directly answer your question, I don't see how they can be worth the price premium from a strictly functional standpoint. I say this because the price premium is, to a large extent, a...
Ohh, ohh! When that FWW comes out (notice I used the word "when", rather than "if") can I send you a copy and get your autograph?
Congratulations, Alan! I consider it an honor to be able to...
Hi Kevin:
OK, I just about wet myself laughing so hard! The way your day played out, the way you wrote it, the way avian gastro-intestinal distress figures into it, but especially because it is...
Hi Dan:
The upper screw is seized because it's probably never been touched since the day it was installed. Which should say something about the need to get it unstuck.
I'm with Dan on this...
Psst, Walt?
Hear that swishing sound? That's the sound of hand planes. Try your question upstairs in the general woodworking forum. Lot's more electron burners up there. ;)
Ebay is a...
Hi Mariellen:
Welcome to the Creek! You're quite right, Derek Cohen, our mate from Downunder, has been evaluating a pre-release model of the Mk II. I believe he like it quite a bit; particularly...
Hi Peter:
Yes, sorry, I couldn't resist. You've done all the right steps. When all else fails, differental expansion rates through the judicious application of heat has always worked for me. ...
This looks like a job for Benzomatic!
Hi Zahid:
Lee Valley does sell the Mujingfag HA smoother. This is the one you're looking for:
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=50251&cat=1,41182,41187
This plane was recently...
Hi Tony:
One important design element that I didn't think through when I built mine: If you have any bench dog holes above the cabinet, then you need to have a separate top for the storage...
John’s comment touched on something that I thought deserved a new thread topic. But it only go me thinking. I'm not picking on John any more than I am on myself.
First of all, John: I totally...
Congratulations, Erin; that is a beautiful bench. And as others, as well as you have said, a solid, properly-sized bench is a joy. When I finished mine and started using it, I fell in love with...
I'm still going to kick his butt if he ditches his grandfather's jack plane. ;)
I know your picture is just for illustration purposes, Bob. But I have to tease you.
If I had left a nice block plane, a razor sharp slick and that chisel plane all perched precariously like...