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  1. 06-25-2019, 1:11 PM #1
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    Caliastro #4 update

    Finally got a chance to use the #4 smoothing plane from Caliastro. Being retired I was a bit averse to plunking down a couple of hundred when I had never had a #4 plane before. So I found the Caliastro for about 55 bucks and got it and tuned it up the best I know how, sharpened the blade and waited for a chance to really give it a go. I'm in the process of building a Stickley 962 server table and used the plane on the top after the glue up. It worked great. It's solid, the settings stay set, the sole is flat - all in all a decent tool. The shavings in the pictures are .004" and the plane was easy for this old fart to use. I know folks are going to say the difference between this and LN (for example) is night and day; and I may opt to purchase a high end plane once I know what night looks and feels like, so I can appreciate day. And I included the pic of the rough boards (part of the 60 bf I just got) because I like fleck. Just cuz.
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  3. 06-25-2019, 2:04 PM #2
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    Looks like it may be a good user.

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  4. 06-25-2019, 3:36 PM #3
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    QSWO Junkie here. Nice wood. Looks like you have the plane dialed in too.
    Sharp solves all manner of problems.
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  5. 06-25-2019, 6:11 PM #4
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    Slick Bill. It is a good feeling when things work as advertised, no?
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    Nice sheen, no tracks or tear out...
    what's not to love?
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  7. 06-26-2019, 8:56 PM #6
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    Bill, if you paid 5 times more you would think that was a great plane. Sometimes I’m using my Clifton thinking what great shavings, then I get out my cheap Stanley #4 and produce the same shavings. My micrometer confirms they are the same!
    Clearly it does the job very well!
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  8. 06-26-2019, 9:05 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Matthews View Post
    Nice sheen, no tracks or tear out...
    what's not to love?
    +1. Good move Bill!
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