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Interested to read the thoughts and experiences this hopefully spurs. Personal preference is a large player but there are other interesting points to be discussed.

Thanks for starting this...

Thanks for summarizing Steve! I'm sure this will be useful to many people in the future. Good luck with everything

Out of curiosity, why is the part that holds the work piece on most shooting boards I've seen ramped rather than the section the plane runs on? If the part that the plane runs on were angled down,...

I agree on the plate heel curve detail, first time I've seen that. love it!

A telephone....what's that?? :D

If you get a set up that seems to work well, or is at least an improvement, please share, thanks!

Only one i've ever been able to find since Stu closed.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Japan-waterstone-whetstone-sharpening-stone-sharpen-6000-SIGMA-POWER-CERAMIC/282674702555

Tom, what do you like to use? I don't necessarily like them either but not too sure of other options so just wondering. Did you use sheetrock on the homes you built but still just don't like it or...

That's a beautiful shop Tom, and great ideas. Thanks for sharing!

Jonathan

That is brilliant John!

Thank you to all that have responded and shared your experiences. I'm really enjoying the different perspectives. As mentioned in the initial post, I currently fall in the power-saw-for-accurate-cuts...

Tom,

Thanks so much for the great explanation and examples. I realized after I posted that I should probably start a new thread (which I did) but I appreciate you responding. I can certainly...

Hi,

In the recent handsaw threads, some folks have mentioned choosing to use handsaws when cuts really matter. Tom King posted some examples of trimming cedar shakes and a porch railing.

I'm...

Thanks again for the tips John! There are a few rectangular bins in the gallery of the Clearvue forum and folks mention them working well but once I get mine up and running I'll be sure and post the...

Thanks for checking me on those details John. I lowered the floor in the closet about a foot so I have 9' ceilings in there and I plan to build a custom plywood rectangle collection bin. I have a 3'...

Hi all,

I'm getting ready to set up my first workshop. I've built furniture commercially but have never had my own work space. I realize it's largely a personal preference that will evolve as I...

Thanks Dom and Derek, I'm sorry for dragging this into this thread but really appreciate the photos. I'm getting ready to set up a 5hp Clearvue so it helps a lot. I really want to keep dust to a...

Dom,

I know it's a bit off topic but what do you use for dust collection on your tablesaw/bandsaw and do you have pictures you can share? Thanks!

Jonathan

They don't offer the same, highly regarded pink speckled Sigma 6000 unfortunately :( I saw one on ebay recently but that's it....hurry! :)

Interesting Jim, thanks!

I don't want to highjack the thread but I'm curious about the other way around too. I can see the benefits of having the two or three contact points on japanese plane soles, couldn't western type...

I've heard it compared to starting a table saw with the wood already in contact with the blade. You'd never do that (I hope :)), you turn the saw on, wait for it to come up to speed, then feed the...

Thomas,
Thanks for posting that, very interesting! I'm currently building a shop in Hawaii and it will be open air. I'm thinking about various ways of attacking the rust problem since just looking...

Jake,

Did you ever end up getting that cbn honing plate? What do you think?