Yesterday, I took a class on Finishing at my local Woodcraft Store with David Marks. The last topic he went over was preparing a Stanley #80 Cabinet Scraper.
Well, I've been looking at buying one for some time, so I ended up buying the one that David Marks set up. I know owning a #80 Cabinet Scraper is not a big deal, but this is my very first plane/scraper that has actually been set up correctly and I'm excited because I can say that I have a tool in my shop personally set up by David Marks.
I wanted to get a picture with him, but David took time out of his lunch break to show the class how to properly prep and set up a #80 scraper, so I didn't want to take up any more of his time. I'm sure he would have been more than willing to do so, but I was starving and I'm sure he was also.
The picture shows an edge glued cherry panel I glued up a few days ago and then surfaced using my new cabinet scraper - I LOVE CURLS!!!
On a side note, if you have a chance to take a class with David Marks, by all means take advantage of it. He is one of the most down to earth, courteous people I've met and a fantastic instructor.