Joe Unni
01-20-2007, 9:36 AM
Hey all,
I'll be starting a project fairly soon - my first real commission. It will be a coffee/conference table that will have a padauk arrow-head shaped top that will be around 4' x 4'.
As I don't have access to a wide belt sander and I'm finding myself using more and more hand tools, I'd like to prepare this top as such. I'm also quite intriqued by wooden planes and frankly don't have the time to go used or the dough to buy LN/LV.
That said, Steve's planes seem to fit the bill - high quality results at a reasonable price. And I like the thought of purchasing from a small business person.
I have funds to buy one plane and my question is which - jack or smoother - in this case. The padauk will be machine prepared and glued up accordingly. For additional support on the top I have a LV cabinet scraper and various card scrapers.
Any insight would be most helpful.
Thanks,
-joe
I'm sure you'll be hearing from me again on this project as the legs will be really chunky coopered legs - both sides showing ;)
I'll be starting a project fairly soon - my first real commission. It will be a coffee/conference table that will have a padauk arrow-head shaped top that will be around 4' x 4'.
As I don't have access to a wide belt sander and I'm finding myself using more and more hand tools, I'd like to prepare this top as such. I'm also quite intriqued by wooden planes and frankly don't have the time to go used or the dough to buy LN/LV.
That said, Steve's planes seem to fit the bill - high quality results at a reasonable price. And I like the thought of purchasing from a small business person.
I have funds to buy one plane and my question is which - jack or smoother - in this case. The padauk will be machine prepared and glued up accordingly. For additional support on the top I have a LV cabinet scraper and various card scrapers.
Any insight would be most helpful.
Thanks,
-joe
I'm sure you'll be hearing from me again on this project as the legs will be really chunky coopered legs - both sides showing ;)