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    Ho right, Many thanks Mark I appreciate you gave...

    Ho right, Many thanks Mark I appreciate you gave me a bit of context there.
    I never came accross this name before and looked a bit when I discovered Cameron's topic, without much success.

    Your...
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    We agree indeed Warren! Now as Steven is...

    We agree indeed Warren!

    Now as Steven is opposing wood and metal, I will insert another coin in the machine.

    I recall reading few years ago that Stanley, looking at the immigrant workers and...
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    Thank you Warren, that is super interesting and I...

    Thank you Warren, that is super interesting and I admit I missed this drawing!

    I originally wrote you an answer, but woke up in the night banging my forehead and came back here...

    Tools from...
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    That is exactly what this plane was supposed to...

    That is exactly what this plane was supposed to do when it was made, no doubt about that.
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    To add to Tom Bender's comment, the arrival of a...

    To add to Tom Bender's comment, the arrival of a lathe in my shop changed my view on the "scrap box'content".
    I since could use so much more pieces of wood discarded before, literally everything can...
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    Hi Warren, I am afraid a Riflard has little to...

    Hi Warren,

    I am afraid a Riflard has little to do with a Scrub Plane in my opinion. French woodworking culture and usage never had the equivalent of a Scrub Plane.
    This is the reason Storck,...
  7. From the Tree to the Resulting work – traditional skills video

    Few videos illustrating the craft are very popular on French speaking forums.

    As a Swiss plane making company was mentioned on the creek and did not receive a bad feedback despite the French...
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    Thanks Tom!

    Thanks Tom!
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    Coming back to this thread with a final info. ...

    Coming back to this thread with a final info.

    Last Summer I was visiting the amazing folk Museum "Gamle By" in Aarhus, Denmark.

    I saw a lot of really nice tools and specialized workshops. ...
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    I was always fascinated by the Compagnonnage, the...

    I was always fascinated by the Compagnonnage, the Compagnons du devoir are part of their own world, with their own rules, a special way to shake hands, their name is changed for the region they are...
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    Hi Assaf, I bumped into a cheap one in Belgium...

    Hi Assaf,

    I bumped into a cheap one in Belgium and shared my thoughts there on post 39.
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    Warren, Tom, many thanks for your clear...

    Warren, Tom, many thanks for your clear explanation.
    I can finally picture the use of this tool.
    It is peculiar this tool seems unknown in the US, I believe this is not shop made, no parts seems to...
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    Thank you all for your help, I think we can...

    Thank you all for your help, I think we can safely say that this tool is for a window maker then!

    Thank you Warren we have the same understanding of the usage of the french Pestum.
    Thank you...
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    Raphael, Warren. I checked what sash means...

    Raphael, Warren.

    I checked what sash means ....and maybe we are heading somewehere.
    In this lot there were few tools specifically for windows, like this Pestum avec feuillure à verre à quart de...
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    All three, many thanks for sharing your thoughts!...

    All three, many thanks for sharing your thoughts!

    I will try to give more details. Wooden Side rebates are of course bigger than a Preston 2506, but it is still a fairly big plane with dimensions...
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    Side Tool Identification

    Dear All,

    Few years ago, I bought a lot of woodies in a flea market in Denmark and there is one tool I could never identify.

    It is well built, with a big metal sole. By the imperial size...
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    Thank you Jim, I still have to read these other...

    Thank you Jim, I still have to read these other threads. I normally always do a search before posting a question, but this was a new thread.

    I would like to come back on Stephen's link:




    I...
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    Hi Stephen, many thanks for the link. I agree...

    Hi Stephen, many thanks for the link. I agree with you, we did not learn much about sharpening but that definately answered the question about different types, many thanks!




    Hi Jim, thank you...
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    Thank you Stephen. In fact the blade has got a...

    Thank you Stephen. In fact the blade has got a bevel only on one end, so I would guess "then the blade is really mangled"


    And Thank you Jim for the extra picture



    For me to achieve this,...
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    Dear Jim, many thanks for this thread. I...

    Dear Jim, many thanks for this thread.

    I really like working with the MF #2 as seen here, but I could never make MF #1 work.
    I always suspected the causes you are explaining and my tool seem to...
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    Doug, I do not doubt Jim solution is good,...

    Doug,

    I do not doubt Jim solution is good, but in case you are not able to choose it: the front of the plane has a recess for the thumb, but if you hold it another way there is no pressure...
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    Dear Scott, I feel extremely bad! The...

    Dear Scott,

    I feel extremely bad!

    The orange paint job was only a joke triggered by you mentioning :


    I just used a wee bit of old photoshop as a joke, and as for painting skills, I would...
  23. Dear Luke, While I am not qualified to answer...

    Dear Luke,

    While I am not qualified to answer all your questions, I can hopefully help on a portion of them.

    I own two small Scandinavian benches, an old Danish school one found on a flea...
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    BY the way, pardon me, these pictures of the...

    BY the way, pardon me, these pictures of the final product date from last week…
    I decided to follow Scott’s suggestion above about the colour, therefore the box tonight looks like this:
    ...
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    Scott Thanks again for your support. As I...

    Scott Thanks again for your support.

    As I obviously decided wobble should be kept to a minimum, I did a first test with 2 pieces of pine, spread out with clamps. That allowed me to find the...
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