Bob Jones 5443
Contributor

Tom’s gonna like it.

Not really my thread, but I hate to see this outstanding tool go unsold. Bump just because.

In my life I’ve noticed that each decade is different from the previous one. In the current decade, Americans have lost the last bits of tolerance...

That’s interesting. When I first went shopping for a Lie-Nielsen plane, it was 2007 or 2008. Bronze 4-1/2s were in the catalog then. I didn’t have...

John, quite well, thank you, and you as well I hope. Yes, the weight may be why L-N discontinued the bronze 4-1/2(?). My iron 4-1/2 already...

Off topic, but if I had buying my L-N 4-1/2 over again, I wish I’d gone for the bronze and non-corrugated. If I wanted their No. 4 today, I’d get...

Yes, but I’d prefer to just use a guide block and a drill. I don’t really want a drill press alternative in the shop. I don’t often need precision...

I have had this set for over twenty years. Every time I use it I am in awe of its massive stability. It is a mighty tool. Until I discovered hand...

I’ve been coming around to that, as it would ensure no face-to-face misalignment. I’ve also considering screwing guide block to the two outside...

Next time I use my shooting board, I’ll put it away quickly so no one sees how pathetically crude it is. But the quality I get on the surface of...

The Maker spirit is alive and well in this thread.

Thanks, folks. You’ve given my creativity a nudge. I like the idea of the Kreg drill guide, but I wonder how it will seat on a 0.835” thick...