Favorite planes - shifting loyalties

[Pat Barry]

Stephen Stills is frequently misquoted in this regard.

His admonition was to love yourself, first and foremost
rather than seeking validation in the embrace of multiple partners.

It's an easy mistake, and I've made it myself.

I think you are all wet on this one Jim:

"Don't be angry, don't be sad
Don't sit crying over good times you've had
Well there's a girl sitting right next to you
And she's just waiting for something to do
Well there's a rose in a fisted glove
And the eagle flies with the dove
And if you can't be with the one you love, honey
Love the one you're with
You gotta love the one you're with
You gotta love the one you're with"

[george wilson]

My favorite plane is usually the one that happens to be the sharpest.

[Jim Koepke]

My favorite plane is usually the one that happens to be the sharpest.

Very often this is the case for me.

It often seems my most reached for planes are the #6, #5, #3 or #4.

It really depends on what is being worked on at the time.

jtk

[Shawn Pixley]

So it's clear that I have taken too many walks on the beach of temporary affection. But this comes from the man who before the LOML, was unable to sustain a relationship beyond the first date.

[Steve Kang]

I prefer my WoodRiver #6 over my Lee Valley LA Jack (PMV11).

[Jim Matthews]

From an interview printed in the Boston Globe, September 2013 -


A word to the wise to those who would “thank” Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills & Nash for writing “Love the One You’re With,” long perceived as an anthem of free love.
“Four decades of frat boys come up and thank me and I say, ‘Actually, you should read it again. It doesn’t say what you think it says,’” he says with a raspy chuckle. “It’s actually [saying that] you’ve got to love yourself before you can love anybody else.”

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/musi...kOM/story.html

Don't get me started on parsing "Little red corvette"...

[Jim Matthews]

I'm unfortunately vague in that.

I made the mistake interpreting Stephen Stills' lyric to
advocate bed-hopping, without regard to consequence.

See the quote elsewhere about his intent, when he wrote that line
and how it has been eloquently perverted to be taken for it's opposite.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/musi...kOM/story.html

Given his other quotes on the relations of Men with Women,
he's clearly a romantic, and unashamed about it.

stephen stills.jpg

[Jim Matthews]

Good saws can be had, cheap.

Cheap planes are rarely good.

Hard to fault someone with an inexpensive hobby.

[Pat Barry]

I'm unfortunately vague in that.

I made the mistake interpreting Stephen Stills' lyric to
advocate bed-hopping, without regard to consequence.

See the quote elsewhere about his intent, when he wrote that line
and how it has been eloquently perverted to be taken for it's opposite.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/musi...kOM/story.html

Given his other quotes on the relations of Men with Women,
he's clearly a romantic, and unashamed about it.

stephen stills.jpg

OK Jim, I stand corrected. You are reporting the facts as you understand them. Its not you who is all wet on this, its Mr Stills himself. LOL My apologies to you.

[Stew Denton]

Hi All,

I have no choice as to my favorite planes. The type I have used the most, having more of a carpentry background than fine woodworking, is a Stanley No. 5. Now I am just about through restoring a N0.605 Bedrock, that was my dads. This is my favorite No. 5.

The other two I prefer were my grandfathers. One is a Winchester block plane and the other is a No. 04 Ohio plane. In the case of the Ohio, I have recently completed finding all of the parts for it, which was kind of a battle, to restore it to it's initial glory. The little block plane I have is a Winchester and I used it for years and really like it. It would be a favorite even if there were no family ties to it.

Stew

[Mike Holbrook]

Guys, I would submit that music, and planes are at once tools and expressions of art. The beauty is not in a given meaning but in the multitude of meanings and places said tools and creations of art can lead one to. Does "true art" have a meaning or does it lead one to the edge of new horizons and new perceptions?

[Rich Riddle]

I migrated for Lie to Lee in loyalty. Though many of the folks in here with far superior skills can tell a quality difference between the two, with my skills, little changes and the money for the Veritas proves much easier to afford.

[john zulu]

Hmmm loyalty...... I was a stricter hand tools guy until I met some wood working condition which hand tools just don't cut it....... For example parquet flooring. After scrapers I decided to move on to a belt sander.
Yes I have deserted hand tools for a better life in this case. But in MOST cases I still use hand tools which includes my hand planes. Being loyal just to a brand just don't make our lives easier.

Both LN and LV till to this day has no coping saw of their own.... Knew Concepts nail it with their fret and coping saw. When I first started of I bought LV. Love the quality and the use. After sometime my taste or need changed. Like the 102 and the mortise chisels. During that time LV did not have a bronze plane or a mortise chisel. LN had theirs and with good ratings.

In short there is no need to be loyal to a certain brand or plane type *bailey or norris*. Just use what makes sense and enjoy your work.