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  1. #166
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    I think I can hear a smile on your face, getting near the end now and looking very nice I must say!

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    Looks pretty good.

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    Yep, you have light at the end of the tunnel and its not the train.
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    A good edge takes a little sweat!!

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    End cap 2 now installed...

    Unfortunately end cap 2 is not up to standard. It is is about 2-3 degrees out. Which means it is not accurate enough for the wagon vice. The solution, which will have to wait, is a straight edge and a router. However, as I’m seem waiting on my Vesper Tools square… I shall wait for that.

    more info at lumber jocks...
    My blog: ~ for the love of wood ~ - http://theloveofwood.blogspot.com/

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    Quote Originally Posted by BozInOz View Post
    . However, as I’m seem waiting on my Vesper Tools square… I shall wait for that.
    You have been waiting a bloody long time for that why dont you just get a colin clenton? You would get it faster? And they are re-calibrateable.
    "All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing"
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    Yes this square is turning into an adventure.

    I did get an email from mr vesper himself this week.

    Re the squares: I am still working on back orders. I will have maybe three matched sets of three squares for sale at Sydney. No individuals available yet though. If I can sneak one out of another batch before then I will but not looking likely to be honest.
    Pricing:
    4", 7" and 10" blade lengths.
    $200, $250 and $280 respectively.

    Or the Matched sets for sale at $876. They have a 20% premium because of the extra work involved in cutting all the infills from the one block, and keeping it consistent through the journey in the workshop.
    - Vesper

    I think he's a little snowed under. The poor man offered me some free tickets to the wood show.

    I ordered a square in blackwood. But for that price... the cost of the timber must be very minimal. I will ask him for something more exotic, or perhaps some figured huon.

    Related blog posts: 89.9 Degrees, Some tools are too nice to use.
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    A little progress...
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    Cool.

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    Good to see that your bench is starting to get covered with Crap!
    This is my enemy... hence my storage thoughts in another thread.
    A good bench (e.g. the one you have) is a pain in the backside when it is covered in tools, shavings and sawdust.
    Cheers,
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    Flattening the top.

    Step 1. Clean up the mess.

    Step 2. Sharpen the tools.
    I thought this was a good opportunity to share insight into how I sharpen. Lots of ways to do it, this is mine.

    I have here 5 shapton glass stones direct for the manufacturer (220, 500, 1000, 4000 & 8000, ~$300 total.) Some paper towel (to clean the slurry off the blade to check progress and apply the wax). Some u beaut wax. A bottle of water and a bottle of metho (not shown.) A baking tray from k-mart and some not slip mat. And a stanely guide.

    The process I use is to flatten the back to 1000 or 4000. I form the primary to 25 degrees to 220 or 1000 grit (depending on how I feel) and the secondary bevel (1-1.5mm) i work to 8000. I then flatten the back again, and then flatten using the a small ruler to slightly increase the angle.

    I then wipe the water off with metho. I then use u beaut wax to coat the blade and protect from rust and on the base of the plane to lubricate it. Easy.




    Step 3. Prepare the wood.
    I start by covering the entire surface in a grid of pencil. This allows me to see where has and hasn't be planed. I also run the straight edge over the wood to give me an idea of high and low spots. (It's very easy to get caught with the plane at an angle or near the edge of the stock and plane a low bit while leaving a high bit...)



    Step 4. Flatten the two ends first.
    The reason I miss the middle and work on the ends is to attempt to avoid twist. Using two winding sticks (two cheap but parallel pieces of pine.) I am able to sight down the table to see if the two ends are co-planer and free from twist.



    Step 5. Traverse.
    I then use the plane to go purely 90 degrees across the grain, called tranversing. This allows me to flatten across the boards. I'm using a english made no 7 stanley I bought at a second hand shop for this task.


    Step 6. Rest.
    I've worked about 45cm at each end... and I'm stuffed! I'm going to go have a lie down.
    My blog: ~ for the love of wood ~ - http://theloveofwood.blogspot.com/

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    I also worked on the leg vices. Fine tuning a little bit. As you could imagine there are lots of angles to keep square and parallel. I added a little detail to the base which I think fits with the rest of the design.
    My blog: ~ for the love of wood ~ - http://theloveofwood.blogspot.com/

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    Its looking great.
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    Hi Boz,

    Yep looking great alright. Am enjoying your WIP.

    Reckon you will have arms like Popeye the Sailor by the time you have flattened that bench.

    Cheers
    Pops

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    I admit it... I'm soo over my bench... from conception I've been working on it for nearly 18 months... and I'm over it... does that make me a bad person... probably not... does it make it a bad bench... no but I better be careful...

    I wanted to finish it this week on my week off... but didn't happen... nearly but no... hmmm...

    When can I start something else?!?! when!?!
    My blog: ~ for the love of wood ~ - http://theloveofwood.blogspot.com/

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    Only 18 months? I know the feeling mate. It would be great to have one last effort to get it done but with a super project rolling out in the next few weeks I doubt it. At least you can sit back and laugh at my misery for the next few months

    Where's the 'almost finished' pics?

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