I'm fortunate enough to have found a Record T6 a few years ago. I've used LV BU Jack that worked very well too.
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I'm fortunate enough to have found a Record T6 a few years ago. I've used LV BU Jack that worked very well too.
Truly beautiful. I've been using standard Crown butt chisels for years, but now realize I'm just ordinary. Must be a pleasure picking these off the rack for that purpose.
Same story with a large shoulder. It was sold with a sole that was off further than adjustment allowed. LN took it, re-ground to flat and sent back for nothing. I'm done with the "bay" on tools...
For me, it's butt for dovetails and Marples (and two wide Narex) for everything else
^^^ This. Completely agree, I use a shoulder on the front and a smaller one for the tail. Also put the closest holes only 3/4" from the front - enables me to use combo planes (mostly beading) off the...
It's not a rant - your opinion.
I really went rogue - bought the video for the Schwarz Two-Day workbench. The leg system is massive but the bench top is two 1.5" butcher block counters (25" x 8') laminated. It replaced a shorter...
I do both using free hand, ala Paul Sellers. Once I picked that up, I haven't changed in years. At least for me, it's quick, the sharpest method I've tried and like the "convex" result that comes...
I have the DVDs because I'm a huge fan of Paul Sellers. They are good in that his part of the content is excellent, but the way they are made try to hard to make them "high tech" and there are...
I don't own one, but have thought about for just what you said. I'm the odd one out in that I don't really care for block planes except to chamfer. I'd like to think a little more heft than a block...
That's fantastic work and I'm envious of your work ethic to get them done. I've gotten lazy over the years and I have to have cabriole legs,I'm ordering from Adams. I do still make Goats' legs but...
Everyone has different approaches. I used to use an Elipse jig and had fair luck with it. For me, a revelation came when I watched Paul Sellers sharpen by hand with a slight convex edge over only...
I'm not trying to sound presumptuous though it might come off that way. If the stone is diamond, it's flat enough. Sometimes, we can chase out tails a bit. I feel the same way about my bench...
I still have my cabinet saw from the point I started and before moving to hand tools. It stays - there is no guilt on my part from using power to reduce laborious tasks that I don't want to do by...
I admit that these are pretty ingenious ides, but I must ask, do people do that many dovetails to justify it? I do them too, but generally not on very wide stock. That's what makes this hobby so...
I have a short read book called sharpening with water stones by Ian Kirby. While I use diamond stones, there is a section on how to use inexpensive items to make a standard grinder a great tool for...
That is the exact reason I don't have one anymore. No shelf under the bench and don't want one due to an inability to easily sweep and sawdust and shavings get over everything on the bench. I came...
I have a LV small and a LN Large. A waste of money for me as I haven't used either for years.
For me, just like any other chisel. Free hand ala Paul Sellers. The back on a plate with 600 grit sandpaper until the hollow shows. To grind, I set it at 25 degrees on the belt sander for a second...
I screwed up and got rid of a 2.75 inch bench of Poplar. Did a glue up since and didn't care for it as it was Pine. I decided to go with the Chris Schwarz 2 day build that is two slabs of butcher...
Smart move. Timing has a lot to do with the success of levity.
In a wooden box I made for it with a cutout for the plane at the bottom. Raise the blade to not touch the bottom when stored. Keeps the dust off and everything is together.
My broom - it's used several times sometimes per project. We don't think about it, but it's a tool that helps us to work in a clean area.
I have built three over the years and the one I enjoyed the most was a Poplar with a 2.5" top. Not smart to get rid of it. I've learned something from every build and this last one was the Chris...
Could I not clamp a shoulder plane or #10 to the bench from the rear and accomplish the same thing? Perhaps I'm missing something, and probably am.