New tool & bits: minor gloat

[rsser]

Just arrived from the US oi vay

Veritas round bottom spokeshave. As always, great instructions, and bonus of shims to close up the mouth a bit.

Large tote and knob for the LA Veritas block. will = no 3 smoother acc to the guff. Hope this will give the failing paws a bit more control. The knob is made in Taiwan and the finish v. ordinary. 30 secs more on the lathe would have fixed it. Can't complain about the price tho.

[Waldo]

How can you have a gloat with no pics? :?

If I close my eyes I can imagine them :U but :worthless: still new tools to fondle with, to care for, to hug, to love, to pat and to fondle with... :2tsup:

[rsser]

LOL.

Fair nuff.

Pic below; grid is 5mm

Can't test drive til paw is stronger.

The plane setup puts the blade well to the fore; will be interested to see how well I can register it for the cut.

The shave is round-bottom so keeping control on flat surfaces may be a challenge but the handles are removable AFAIK and I can turn & shape some paddle types to improve leverage.

[Waldo]

Luverly. :2tsup:

[rsser]

:D

Just wish Mr Lee wld put fine threads on the knobs of the adjustable mouth planes.

Nearly always when pick them up by the knob ready to swing them into storage the knob loosens off.

[joe greiner]

... US oi vay

Another cool expression from downunder, but I think the correct spelling is "Oy veh.":D

Cheers,
Joe

[rsser]

heheh,

thanks for the correction Joe.

I think of it a Noo Yoik Jewish.

Yes, I'm mixing things up.

[Mr Brush]

I have the same Veritas spokeshave - she's a beauty.

Took me a while to find the best grip to get it cutting sweetly, but once you have it the shave cuts very nicely. Works better for me pulling rather than pushing, and it helps to get your grip as low as possible to the sole of the spokeshave.

Enjoy !! :2tsup:

[IanW]

Ern - I got the flat-bummed LV a fair while back & liked it so much I got a round to match. The thicker blade means less chatter than a 151 and the fine mouth gives a nicer finish. Now I use the old 151 for the rough stuff & the LV for the finish cuts.

At first I didn't like the round wooden handles at all. The flattish handles on the 151 orient you as soon as you pick it up, but the round wooden handles tell you nothing. After a while I got used to automatically putting my thumbs in the little depressions provided, so I know where the cutty bit is, & it's not so bad after all. But those handles are rather small, & must not be very comfy for anyone with big hands. I have a set of spare brass bits to mount the handles, & 'sumday' I'm going to make a pair of slightly wider, oval-shaped handles to see if they are better. Getting both handles to screw in to just the right spot & match perfectly, maight be a challenge!

Cheers,

[rsser]

Thanks for sharing yr experience with them Ian.

Yes, I assumed that knocking up some custom handles wouldn't be too hard, but reading yr post, and being unable to pull mine apart, has given me pause for thought.

I see V are producing hardware for handle-DIYers. Click me (http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=49142&cat=1,50230&ap=1)

How helpful might this be?

[thumbsucker]

Here (http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/shavehandle.html) is a tutorial on using the veritas custom handle kit to make your own.

http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/album/albums/userpics/10001/sshandle039.JPG

[IanW]

Good find TS!

That's pretty much exactly the shape I had in mind, though I think I'll ditch the speed-stripes. And best of all, Alf has done the hard yards & discovered the pitfalls, so that will save quite a bit of mucking about for me, though no doubt I'll find a few more mistakes to make! I've saved it for future use.

Good to see she is maintaining her tradition of making new handles for LV tools - NOT their most endearing feature to me, either....

Cheers,

[thumbsucker]

Cheack out these handles for Veritas planes. When I have time. Found here (http://pedder-altedamenauskiel.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-03-04T19%3A40%3A00%2B01%3A00&max-results=3).

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_z4ZtNOMO56s/SZx0PyqHejI/AAAAAAAAA70/9CB2TCw7J7E/s400/Veritas+LHLAJ+Klaus+K._02.JPG

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_z4ZtNOMO56s/SZx0PpOmiJI/AAAAAAAAA7s/Wp-iqsKi0Zw/s400/Veritas+LHLAJ+Klaus+K._03.JPG

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_z4ZtNOMO56s/SZx0PSD33gI/AAAAAAAAA7c/6kjBM5U-k0c/s400/Veritas+LHLAJ+Klaus+K._07.JPG

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_z4ZtNOMO56s/SZx0PLCsDNI/AAAAAAAAA7U/NGFfsQUQVwA/s400/Veritas+LHLAJ+Klaus+K._08.JPG

[rsser]

Good link TS .. thanks

[rsser]

& here (http://www.leevalley.com/shopping/Instructions.aspx?p=49611)are the V. instructions

A turner with the Nova LCS will already have a hanger bolt. But that's for workpiece mounting; not handle to iron body on the shave.

Does anyone have the specs for the thread on the latter?

[IanW]

Interesting blog!

I followed the link to the bloke who made the new totes. He has increased the "hang angle" & bent the retaining bolts to accomodate the increased angle exactly the same as I did a few years ago.
See here:

http://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/never-satisfied-37383/


I guess common problems breed common solutions! :U Not sure that long, thin horn is a good idea for the long haul, though - that's the bit that most often comes to grief already....
Cheers,

[pjr]

Here (http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/shavehandle.html) is a tutorial on using the veritas custom handle kit to make your own.


Nice shaped handles TS. thanks for the link. I don't remember seeing it before.
I expected they would be turned and I don't yet have a lathe but Alf made hers using a shave. I must give this a try sometime; thanks for adding another project to my list! ;-)

pjr

[Hobo]

heheh,

thanks for the correction Joe.

I think of it a Noo Yoik Jewish.

Yes, I'm mixing things up.

Jewish? LOL
It is a Yiddish expression, which is a mix of 3 or 4 languages. The German, Polish and Czech jew spoke it. Look it up on the web.

[rsser]

Yiddish in origin but now used on occasion in Jewish humour.

Urban Dictionary: oi vay (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=oi+vay)

[rsser]

Had a chance to play with the knob and tote on the block plane the other day and found them a boon.

Nothing complicated: just removing the saw marks from a thin strip of hardwood. Didn't have to bother with squaring it up.

There's still good access to the depth & lateral adjustor.

Only drawback, when bridging the plane into the bench well while driving in some panel pins, it kept dropping down flat onto the sole. Has to be laid on its side. Oi vay!