Thread: Xmas came early part 1

TA, I'm replying with a tear in my eye, that was sad news and I feel for your both. I'm at the other end of the cycle, my girls have all grown up and left me ... and that creates yet another opportunity to buy quality hand tools ... the opportunity (threat?) of grandchilldren.
Your turn will come, your joy will follow, and the excuses to buy quality tools will grow with your family.
I have a "collectable edge plane" and a small plow plane hidden away and waiting to put under my Christmas tree but I'd be even happier to hear good news from you and yours.
Fletty

Originally Posted by fletty

TA, I'm replying with a tear in my eye, that was sad news and I feel for your both. I'm at the other end of the cycle, my girls have all grown up and left me ... and that creates yet another opportunity to buy quality hand tools ... the opportunity (threat?) of grandchilldren.
Your turn will come, your joy will follow, and the excuses to buy quality tools will grow with your family.
I have a "collectable edge plane" and a small plow plane hidden away and waiting to put under my Christmas tree but I'd be even happier to hear good news from you and yours.
Fletty

While I've been mulling over a post here, Fletty put together the words my feeble brain was struggling for.
I can only agree and offer my heartfelt best to your wife and yourself TA.
Your choice of tools from Lee Valley is certainly a harbinger of beautiful woodwork to follow.
Regards from Tele Point
SG

Hi TA,, yep and hope there's xmas part3 soon

So sorry to hear of your sad news. I wish you both the very best in that area.


And as for the Tools!!! Whew!! they are beauties!!

That Pull Shave is very interesting. I think I should have a closer look at that one.

Have you had or used a pull shave scraper before? What do you use it for?

Thanks
Wendy

Matt, consider that tree I gave you another Chrissy present. I hope those pretty tools aren't scared of some work on hardwood. Damien.

Thank you all for your heart felt replies.

When I my wife first told me I was gob smacked to say the least. I thought she was gonna really give it to me as she had been cranky and impatient for a few days before. Then she hands me a present. It was a stainless steel tea mug. I thought that's nice, not noticing Dad was written on it LOL. And asked what's the occasion. Then say turned the mug over... After I had a few minutes to let it soak in my first thoughts were I guess it's time I grew up. Second was I better get all those toys I've been thinking about before it's too late LOL.

What really was surprising about the whole thing is how many people told us they had multiple miscarries.

Damo
Thanx again for the timber. I'm still contemplating what to make from it. It's one of those pieces where I don't want to waste it so I have to have a pre-planned idea in place. I think they're up to the Aussies woods as I ordered the A2 blades for all of them. PM me your mailing address please.

Wendy
I like to pull a tool more than push. I hadn't used a pull shave such as this one before but have used spoon shaves and found the ones that pull to be better than the ones you push. I have a Stanley 82 scraper (see pic) and find it excelled when the old blade is replaced with a piece of HSS planner blade. So when I saw the scraper shave I new it was going to be one of those tools that don't get used often but your' glad you have it when you use it. If you find one for sale grab it. I would part with mine for any reason. Next GTG I'll bring it along. This pull shave is for "dishing things out such as a chair seat. If they had one with a flat bottom I would have grabbed that one too. The scraper shave is another one of those tools that looks very handy in select places. The one I have looks more suited for flat surfaces so I might get a second and found the sole for concave surfaces. Most of the work I do has few flat surfaces so I have a lot of different shaping tools such as these for the various curves I encounter. After all have you ever seen a straight line in nature... I don't think furniture should either, or at least minimal straight lines... Almost forgot... Thx for the leather bbound note pad I won at your GTG. I use it all the time. It's sitting next to me right now on my desk .

Hi Matt

So the pull shave can be for any surface you like, flat or other and this would depend on the blade in it?

I've not seen such an item around in person, though I'm sure I've seen them in catalogues somewhere.

I've being working with more and more curly and cranky grain recently, so something like that, as well as planing and scraping, definitely makes getting a good finish much easier.

Glad to hear the covered notebook has been a winner

cheers
Wendy

Hi TS, As others have said, sorry aslo for your sad news.

That is one nice Stanley 82 scraper. Have never seen one, but I do like the look of it.

All the best
Pops

Not to worry mate. First time miscarraiges are extremely common, or so we were told by the doctors. Yep, had the same thing happen to us.

We now have three of them and plenty of woodworking tools. I have the little bullnose as well. It is a great tool.

Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

Hi Matt

So the pull shave can be for any surface you like, flat or other and this would depend on the blade in it?

I've not seen such an item around in person, though I'm sure I've seen them in catalogues somewhere.

I've being working with more and more curly and cranky grain recently, so something like that, as well as planing and scraping, definitely makes getting a good finish much easier.

Glad to hear the covered notebook has been a winner

cheers
Wendy

I've attached a few pics of the soles of each and a pic of the cigar shave I have. The pull shave would be difficult to do really precise work on a flat of convex surface as you can see it's convex itself. Though if Lee Valley were able to ship one without a ground sole it looks like it could be worked. But the final production one I have doesn't have enough meat left on the sole to flatten it out. Also the mouth opening's a bit too open but it wouldn't be too difficult to add a shim to close it up. The whole geometry and ergonomics of it mean I'll be able to remove a lot of material quickly with little effort as well as doing fine work.

The scraper shave though looks like with a bit of grinding would be a good compliment for the cigar shave and a few others I have when difficult grain is encountered on a concave surface. So I'll probably buy another and modify it. Some people can never have enough planes, I can never have enough spoke shaves. Very versatile on complex surfaces and leave a much better finish than rifflers.

hi ta sorry to hear about your lose same thing happened to us now i have three daughters and one of them is a third year apprentice carpenter joiner

Sorry to hear your sad new.

That's nice Matt. Enjoy.

Good on ya Matt & all the best for the future....
I have a funny story (funny now) along those lines that I only told for the first time last weekend & I was VERY VERY red wined at the time... I doubt that it would be very funny posted here now, so, all the best, now get busy & make something(s)