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01-16-2021, 1:41 PM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread Bench plane mouth opening / frog adjustment size in Neanderthal Haven

I have not moved a frog on any of my planes since 1983, when I made my last purchase. All are around 1/16. I do have a wooden jack plane at around...

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01-15-2021, 2:51 PM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread Hock Iron from Lee Valley in Neanderthal Haven

I misunderstood the question.

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01-15-2021, 10:06 AM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread Hock Iron from Lee Valley in Neanderthal Haven

Lee Valley policy is to conceal the identity of anything that is not labeled. I bought some coping saw blades from Lee Valley once. Since I am a...

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01-13-2021, 9:22 AM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread Iron and Chipbreaker upgrade. in Neanderthal Haven

I would call the Lie Nielsen irons substandard. I have been to many Lie Nielsen events over the last dozen years; their irons leave a surface that is...

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01-10-2021, 10:42 AM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread Iron and Chipbreaker upgrade. in Neanderthal Haven

The Hock and Veritas cap irons have too shallow an angle to be really effective for tearout. I talked to Ron Hock about this some years ago and he...

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01-06-2021, 11:10 AM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread Cosman Kerf X-10 in Neanderthal Haven

I have been making half blind dovetails for forty five years. I tried the scraper trick for a while around 1981, but I judged it a waste of time.

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01-05-2021, 10:34 AM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread benchtop material versus holdfast wear in Neanderthal Haven

Traditional holdfasts were forged and were flexible. The spring in the flex creates the hold. Roubo (1769) says that the arm of the holdfast should...

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01-05-2021, 9:56 AM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread Paraffin on plane sole in Neanderthal Haven

I used paraffin for a few years in the 1970's but then I read that oil gives a better feel. It does, and have not used wax since. I actually hardly...

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01-02-2021, 9:57 AM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread New Plane Purchase in Neanderthal Haven

It sounds as if you are slowly coming around to my point of view.

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01-01-2021, 11:14 PM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread New Plane Purchase in Neanderthal Haven

Years ago Australian woods were really hyped up on some of our forums. I had guys who had never seen jarrah telling me I would be unable to plane it....

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01-01-2021, 9:45 AM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread New Plane Purchase in Neanderthal Haven

We have used the double iron (plane iron and cap iron) to control tear out for over 250 years. The double iron made high angle planes obsolete. The...

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12-23-2020, 8:01 PM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread Hand-planed surface and finishing: sandpaper? in Neanderthal Haven

I had abandoned the scraper a few years earlier because I was getting a better surface from the plane. I started using the double iron plane in 1973...

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12-23-2020, 6:18 PM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread Question about edge durability on a tapered plane iron in Neanderthal Haven

I bought a Sandusky trying plane in 1979 and most of the time since have used the original iron. I recommend sharpening at 30 degrees, polishing on...

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12-23-2020, 6:08 PM

Warren Mickley replied to a thread Hand-planed surface and finishing: sandpaper? in Neanderthal Haven

I stopped using sandpaper in 1978 and have used water stains since 1986. You don’t need to sand before or after water stains or after a sealer. If...

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