But when in doubt, I just break out the rasps and finish the job.
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But when in doubt, I just break out the rasps and finish the job.
““Perhaps then, you will say, ‘But where can one have a boat like that built today?’ And I will tell you that there are still some honest men who can sharpen a saw, plane, or adze...men (who) live and work in out of the way places, but that is lucky, for they can acquire materials for one third of city prices. Best, some of these gentlemen’s boatshops are in places where nothing but the occasional honk of a wild goose will distract them from their work.” -- L Francis Herreshoff
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Yet another worthy addition I need to explore at some point. Any suggestions on where to start?Originally Posted by Bob Smalser
But when in doubt, I just break out the rasps and finish the job.
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Once or twice a year most major distributors offer a sale of Nicholson #49 and #50 Patternmaker Rasps. They are precision instruments. Buy a set. Add some large, well-worn, single-cut machinist files in various shapes available at most flea markets, and you have all you need. Machinist files used following the fine rasp will still cut wood nicely long after they've given up the ghost on steel and brass, and will save you gobs of expensive abrasive paper in round work.
Later if you find the need, you can add a round rasp or two and perhaps a super-coarse rasp for speed-hogging out entire gunstocks prior to bringing the patternmaker rasps into play. They generally work faster than hand planes, and considerably faster than spoke shaves.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...88&cat=1,42524
Last edited by Bob Smalser; 11-18-2009 at 12:44 AM.
““Perhaps then, you will say, ‘But where can one have a boat like that built today?’ And I will tell you that there are still some honest men who can sharpen a saw, plane, or adze...men (who) live and work in out of the way places, but that is lucky, for they can acquire materials for one third of city prices. Best, some of these gentlemen’s boatshops are in places where nothing but the occasional honk of a wild goose will distract them from their work.” -- L Francis Herreshoff
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There's a Preston Chamfer shave that I have that works just great for this job due to its upside down V fencelet. Also, there are chamfer guides for drawknives that have similar, but bigger, fences. Of course, both those solutions should be more expensive than that great LV plane you've picked out; but something to keep in mind as one peruses the auctions.
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And if the job calls for it, using a tailed tool efficiently requires the same skill as any other.
““Perhaps then, you will say, ‘But where can one have a boat like that built today?’ And I will tell you that there are still some honest men who can sharpen a saw, plane, or adze...men (who) live and work in out of the way places, but that is lucky, for they can acquire materials for one third of city prices. Best, some of these gentlemen’s boatshops are in places where nothing but the occasional honk of a wild goose will distract them from their work.” -- L Francis Herreshoff
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Steer clear of those little cornering tools mentioned earlier. get the grain wrong and your tearing up some wood.
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i picked up the 1/4" hollow and round from lv works great lot faster then a block, just finished 8 walnut legs with it, was quite enjoyable
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