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18th March 2024, 07:18 PM
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Matt are you ok? You're not suffering from some...
Matt are you ok? You're not suffering from some severe ailment or something.....? :D
But my boy, that's the whole point of having a tool chest/cupboard! As long as I remember to put things... -
18th March 2024, 09:41 AM
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Me? Impatient? Yairs, maybe, but not old! ...
Me? Impatient? Yairs, maybe, but not old! Ancient is what some are calling me..... :C
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12th March 2024, 06:56 PM
Thread: My Infill Plane
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I second Matt's suggestion of a practice run or...
I second Matt's suggestion of a practice run or two,MA, to get the feel of the way the metals move. I reckon your years of hitting nail heads accurately will have honed your eye/hand co-ordination a...
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11th March 2024, 08:38 PM
Thread: My Infill Plane
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Don't put too much pressure on him Matt.. :U ...
Don't put too much pressure on him Matt.. :U
TBH, I find peening to be a very variable feast, sometimes it goes very quickly & sometimes it seems to take forever. Since this is MA's first lot of... -
11th March 2024, 09:47 AM
Thread: Importance of Lapping
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Not at the very beginning of their resurgence...
Not at the very beginning of their resurgence Martin! That was back before the interweb explosion, so the articles promoting them were largely restricted to magazines & manufacturers' catalogues,...
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11th March 2024, 09:14 AM
Thread: Calling all saw gurus
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There are certainly problems with using...
There are certainly problems with using medallions to type/date saws. Apart from the aforesaid chance of later replacement, either innocent or with scurrilous intent (love that word, Paul, it has...
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10th March 2024, 09:12 PM
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Yairs, I find it's always a bit tricky knowing...
Yairs, I find it's always a bit tricky knowing how close to make the toe side of the mouth. You can't predict how much lapping is going to be required to level the sole after peening it up (at least...
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10th March 2024, 07:22 PM
Thread: Importance of Lapping
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Yes Martin, between 45 yrs ago (when I started...
Yes Martin, between 45 yrs ago (when I started seriously trying to make pieces of wood look like furniture) and now, there has been a veritable avalanche of information thanks to the interweb. ...
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10th March 2024, 03:27 PM
Thread: My Infill Plane
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MA, I grind the teeth off two sides so only one...
MA, I grind the teeth off two sides so only one face has teeth left. If you keep it flat on the wheel (fairly easy with a CBN wheel that has a good amount of abrasive on the side) you should end up...
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10th March 2024, 09:57 AM
Thread: Calling all saw gurus
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Hmm, would "most likely" be more safely phrased...
Hmm, would "most likely" be more safely phrased as "quite possible", Paul?... :U
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10th March 2024, 09:32 AM
Thread: Importance of Lapping
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Picking up on that statement as well - my...
Picking up on that statement as well - my experience was the opposite. I'd already come to grips with card scrapers (after a long struggle!) when I stumbled on the 80, so I had a pretty good idea of...
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10th March 2024, 09:02 AM
Thread: My Infill Plane
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Morning, MA. Sorry, I was well a-bed by the time...
Morning, MA. Sorry, I was well a-bed by the time your post was made, I'm pretty useless by 9 PM these days... :U
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9th March 2024, 07:38 PM
Thread: My Infill Plane
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Not quite MA. :U By the layout lines, it looks...
Not quite MA. :U
By the layout lines, it looks like you've made the mouth the full width of the internal sole. I advise having the mouth a bit narrower, with at least a mm between the edge & the... -
9th March 2024, 07:21 PM
Thread: Remember when camphor laurel was a weed?
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Well there you go Chris - I haven't been near...
Well there you go Chris - I haven't been near Tarzali for probably 60 years, plenty of time for a decent-sized tree to grow!
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9th March 2024, 09:58 AM
Thread: Importance of Lapping
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? There's a grain of truth in that statement,...
? There's a grain of truth in that statement, but I don't think it tells the full story. :U
Bowing the blade with the thumbscrew does two things, it increases depth of cut in the centre, and at... -
7th March 2024, 09:59 AM
Thread: Importance of Lapping
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Yep, you've got it working like it's supposed...
Yep, you've got it working like it's supposed to.......
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7th March 2024, 09:54 AM
Thread: Tool for plane makers
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I've used a 'lectric engraver before, but it used...
I've used a 'lectric engraver before, but it used rotary burrs not a reciprocating action. I had visions of being able to do something like this, but quickly realised it would take me years of solid...
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6th March 2024, 08:55 AM
Thread: Remember when camphor laurel was a weed?
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Jim, a lot of veneered/ply furniture was made in...
Jim, a lot of veneered/ply furniture was made in Oz from the 20s to the 50s. I don't recall ever seeing Camphor used other than in the solid for (imported) blanket chests, but it's highly likely to...
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5th March 2024, 06:56 PM
Thread: Remember when camphor laurel was a weed?
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Not sure that helped me much, Michael - so many...
Not sure that helped me much, Michael - so many common names applied to each & it looks like at least one of them is a recent 'convert' from a different genus! I certainly recognised a few of the...
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5th March 2024, 09:38 AM
Thread: Remember when camphor laurel was a weed?
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'Tisn't, the tree in question (Cinnamomum...
'Tisn't, the tree in question (Cinnamomum camphorum) was introduced from Asia since European settlement. We actually have a very similar 'native' species, C. laubatii, which introduced itself from...
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4th March 2024, 08:55 AM
Thread: Dem bones. And a hand plane .
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Morning Rob, and an apology. I was tired &...
Morning Rob, and an apology. I was tired & brain-fogged when I posted last night, I started rambling & lost the point of what I meant to say! :doh:
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3rd March 2024, 09:40 PM
Thread: Dem bones. And a hand plane .
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Good stuff Rob - this little plane is teaching...
Good stuff Rob - this little plane is teaching you about all the potential pitfalls in one good lesson, eh? :)
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3rd March 2024, 07:34 PM
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MA, some folks seem to be able to use dividers as...
MA, some folks seem to be able to use dividers as marking gauges very successfully, but whenever I tried it, I always ended up with wobbly lines, so in frustration I made myself a small metal-marking...
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2nd March 2024, 09:18 AM
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:U It does seem that way from the forgoing...
:U It does seem that way from the forgoing posts, I'll admit.
And I'll be the first (second, actually, since DW already said it :; ), to admit that I will always reach for a bench plane in... -
1st March 2024, 09:28 PM
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Occasionally, the grey matter still works. :; ...
Occasionally, the grey matter still works. :;
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1st March 2024, 07:31 PM
Thread: Importance of Lapping
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:U That was quite a while back, Michael, I...
:U That was quite a while back, Michael, I suspect you've long since got it sorted.
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1st March 2024, 09:40 AM
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Yes, Kunz had a poor reputation for QC 40 years...
Yes, Kunz had a poor reputation for QC 40 years ago - doesn't appear they've lifted their game. That thing would definitely not work for fine sraping!
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1st March 2024, 09:11 AM
Thread: Dem bones. And a hand plane .
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Great progress, Rob. Even I still feel a strong...
Great progress, Rob. Even I still feel a strong sense of relief when each step turns out well. :U
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29th February 2024, 08:43 AM
Thread: Dem bones. And a hand plane .
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Rob, I'm impressed by your careful & thorough...
Rob, I'm impressed by your careful & thorough approach - you are certainly giving it every chance to succeed! My first plane build was the very opposite of yours, short bursts of frenzied activity,...
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27th February 2024, 09:24 PM
Thread: Making a plane from scratch...
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It certainly interested me, Joh! Thanks. Many...
It certainly interested me, Joh! Thanks.
Many years ago I was keen to try casting a brass plane body or two, but the more I researched the various techniques of casting brass & bronze, the... -
25th February 2024, 07:55 PM
Thread: Dem bones. And a hand plane .
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Another mini
It was all shed-time yesterday & today, enough rain to curtail any outdoor activity, so I decided to finish off another little plane. This one is a mini, the same size as the smaller of the two I...
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24th February 2024, 10:26 AM
Thread: Dem bones. And a hand plane .
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Rob, I've thought about it a few times, but it...
Rob, I've thought about it a few times, but it seems a bit self-agrandising to stamp my planes. Years ago, when I read about the "mouse man", a Brit who carved a mouse somewhere on each piece he...
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24th February 2024, 09:32 AM
Thread: Scraping a No 5 0n youtube
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Yes, a sole out by 0.5mm does seem a tad extreme...
Yes, a sole out by 0.5mm does seem a tad extreme - that's 20 thou near enough & well within the visible range! But before pronouncing a plane sole out by that much won't work, you need to know just...
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23rd February 2024, 07:48 PM
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Mine's done (more or less)
This morning I shaped the new lever cap. Here it is beside the rejected one, not quite ready to fit, needs a final sand & polish:
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23rd February 2024, 09:05 AM
Thread: Dem bones. And a hand plane .
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Morning Rob, no power tools...
Morning Rob,
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22nd February 2024, 09:18 PM
Thread: Dem bones. And a hand plane .
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Getting there...
So, yesterday, I finally got back to my little mitre plane after a two-week hiatus.
To recapitulate, I'd got as far as peening up the body & doing a rough clean-up:
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22nd February 2024, 08:06 PM
Thread: AWR site for my plane-making manual
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Sticky: AWR site for my plane-making manual
The directions got a bit lost in the original thread, so here is the URL for the AWR site where the pdfs are hosted.
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22nd February 2024, 09:21 AM
Thread: Scraping a Plane - shocked at the speed
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Yep, cast iron scrapes very nicely - unlike SS!...
Yep, cast iron scrapes very nicely - unlike SS! I've used scraping (home-made from old files), to refine the blade beds when making planes. It's really hard to get the corners square & flush with a...
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22nd February 2024, 08:57 AM
Thread: Scraping a No 5 0n youtube
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That Nelson plane is in spanking condition! ...
That Nelson plane is in spanking condition! Looks far better than many an example I've seen that would've been less than half its age. And even more amazing to me is there doesn't seem to be a...
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21st February 2024, 10:48 AM
Thread: The all-wood tail vise - rugged & reliable
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Well, it probably would, but how do you get it to...
Well, it probably would, but how do you get it to follow a specified course to create groove at the desired pitch?? Like I said above, at this stage, you have nothing it's the kerf that is going to...
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21st February 2024, 10:29 AM
Thread: Scraping a No 5 0n youtube
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I still do! I live in a climate with wide RH...
I still do! I live in a climate with wide RH swings, in an outdoor shed, & with wood that has usually been stored under our house in less than ideal conditions. You can be certain of one thing, it...
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21st February 2024, 09:51 AM
Thread: Scraping a No 5 0n youtube
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I use "convex" & "concave" wrt plane soles the...
I use "convex" & "concave" wrt plane soles the same way Michael does. As long as you define which way you mean it (as DW did - taking your cue from hollows & rounds??), it avoids confusion & doesn't...
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21st February 2024, 08:53 AM
Thread: The all-wood tail vise - rugged & reliable
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Martin, I'm missing something there, I can't see...
Martin, I'm missing something there, I can't see how that would eliminate cutting the saw kerf in the tap stem. That's the very heart of the tap, the kerf drives the tap & determines the pitch of...
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20th February 2024, 09:25 AM
Thread: F-clamp restoration
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Hmm, since religion is one of the "forbidden...
Hmm, since religion is one of the "forbidden topics" here, I won't comment on that video other than to say such claims of matching dimensions are usually based on some pretty generous rounding!
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20th February 2024, 08:31 AM
Thread: The all-wood tail vise - rugged & reliable
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Martin, necessity stirs the imagination, and...
Martin, necessity stirs the imagination, and there is certainly more than one way to make a tap, so kudos for your effort!
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19th February 2024, 07:39 PM
Thread: F-clamp restoration
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Cheer up Martin, the rounding errors are more...
Cheer up Martin, the rounding errors are more than two orders of magnitude more than the most stringent requirements likely to be required in woodwork (& at least three orders better than I would...
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19th February 2024, 07:29 PM
Thread: The all-wood tail vise - rugged & reliable
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Yes, Martin, it is two pieces. This pic of...
Yes, Martin, it is two pieces.
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19th February 2024, 10:42 AM
Thread: I've been gambling.....
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MA, I always file small rip teeth from one side,...
MA, I always file small rip teeth from one side, I find it easier to keep a constant rake & tooth size with small teeth doing them from one side. The purists insist you should switch the saw around...
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17th February 2024, 06:34 PM
Thread: A couple of laminated shoulder planes
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Hmm, sorry woody, I didn't take any pics of that...
Hmm, sorry woody, I didn't take any pics of that step - I had the torch in one hand & a stick of solder in the other, so I'll try to be creative & get some pics next time....
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17th February 2024, 06:19 PM
Thread: F-clamp restoration
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Rob, I wonder if that heat treatment is simply to...
Rob, I wonder if that heat treatment is simply to blue the nails & make them a bit more rust-resistant? I've extracted & re-used quite a few old cut nails, and lots of blued tacks & all of them were...