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30th March 2024, 09:10 AM
Thread: The plane that made me nearly fly to Sweden
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Good fix, CK - I hope all those glue-joints hold!...
Good fix, CK - I hope all those glue-joints hold! :U
That dovetailed joint for the horn does seem to be a major source of problems with these planes; I've seen several with crude "fixes" and one... -
29th March 2024, 06:51 PM
Thread: The plane that made me nearly fly to Sweden
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Cheer up Matt, I find that front horn awkward too...
Cheer up Matt, I find that front horn awkward too & I'm a decidedly right-handed person! I guess it's a matter of what you are used to, the folks who use "Bismarks" (I'm sure the Europeans don't...
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29th March 2024, 08:38 AM
Thread: wood species
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Why do you think it's not "Philippine mahogany",...
Why do you think it's not "Philippine mahogany", Rusty? That's such a catch-all for so many species from all across S.E Asia both legitimately & not so legitimately traded under that moniker, along...
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28th March 2024, 06:32 PM
Thread: The plane that made me nearly fly to Sweden
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Hmm, my eye skipped the woodies & landed on those...
Hmm, my eye skipped the woodies & landed on those rosewood handles of a nice clutch of vintage Baileys. Looks like some potentially nice planes there too (& maybe another story or two?).
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27th March 2024, 07:26 PM
Thread: What is Wormy Chestnut?
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Yep, well aware of that Graeme, it was the...
Yep, well aware of that Graeme, it was the connection between (genuine) oak & (genuine) chestnut that I was referring to. The two can be very similar grossly, so if you can stretch the appearance...
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27th March 2024, 09:27 AM
Thread: What is Wormy Chestnut?
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We've often discussed common names for woods &...
We've often discussed common names for woods & their tenuous connections to northern hemisphere originals & there are quite a few that leave me scratching my head wondering where the connection lies....
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26th March 2024, 09:53 AM
Thread: Thin edge of the wedge
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Dovetail markers have been kicked about on the...
Dovetail markers have been kicked about on the forum a few times, with people opting for various styles, any of which does the job, but some suit individuals better or are more convenient for certain...
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26th March 2024, 09:16 AM
Thread: I like the scraped planes less
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I studied the late-model Norris A5 I had numerous...
I studied the late-model Norris A5 I had numerous times to try & figure out the manufacturing steps. As David says, there were linear traces on the sole which could have been from initial flattening...
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25th March 2024, 07:47 PM
Thread: I like the scraped planes less
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Dunno about that Martin, my preference for the...
Dunno about that Martin, my preference for the old low knob has quite a bit to do with the look too! I haven't seen anyone else espouse my theory, so we have an experiment where n = 1 - never a good...
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25th March 2024, 07:21 PM
Thread: My Infill Plane
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Nope, MA. The only "mitre" plane Stanley made...
Nope, MA. The only "mitre" plane Stanley made was the #9. That ran from 1870 to 1943 according to Patrick, so it predated the Norris A10 by more than 40 years (Norris introduced his "patent...
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25th March 2024, 10:01 AM
Thread: My Infill Plane
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I was imagining it would be something along those...
I was imagining it would be something along those lines. While you can cut curves into the sides after peening, it's far from easy, as I found out when I decided to modify the side profile of an...
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25th March 2024, 09:11 AM
Thread: I like the scraped planes less
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You've got me confused here, Martin. What you...
You've got me confused here, Martin. What you seem to be describing is a tendency to plane a convexity, not a concavity (as I was told when very young, the easy way to remember which is which is...
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24th March 2024, 06:31 PM
Thread: My Infill Plane
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MA, that's an excellent-looking result by any...
MA, that's an excellent-looking result by any standards but for your first-ever dovetailed body, as Martin said - it's awesomely good! But you've set the bar awfully high for yourself, how are you...
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24th March 2024, 09:52 AM
Thread: My Infill Plane
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Yes, there's always a bit of apprehension when...
Yes, there's always a bit of apprehension when you begin filing off the excess metal, but by the looks of your effort, you should be rewarded with nice tight joints. I've managed only a couple of...
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23rd March 2024, 06:48 PM
Thread: I like the scraped planes less
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I guess that's obvious now you point it out -...
I guess that's obvious now you point it out - scraping leaves that characteristic patterned surface so it's not like a surface lapped to a fine polish.
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23rd March 2024, 06:34 PM
Thread: My Infill Plane
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That looks like a very thorough beat-up, MA. :U ...
That looks like a very thorough beat-up, MA. :U
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23rd March 2024, 09:09 AM
Thread: I like the scraped planes less
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I was expecting you to say the planes were...
I was expecting you to say the planes were stickier when super-flat, but I think you have been treating cast iron soles only, which are more self-lubricating than steel, so it probably has no...
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19th March 2024, 07:20 PM
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Graeme, I believe from what I've read (& Jim...
Graeme, I believe from what I've read (& Jim Kingshot said as much in the video), that the tool chests were a fairly standardised design which had evolved over quite long time to serve a...
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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
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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
Thread: My Infill Plane
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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
The picture of the saw Martin linked to is not good enough to resolve the medallion sufficiently (at least not on... -
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? :)
I don't always use a spacer across the blade bed, it depends how good my fit is &... -
3rd March 2024, 07:34 PM
Thread: My Infill Plane
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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
Thread: Importance of Lapping
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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
Thread: Importance of Lapping
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Occasionally, the grey matter still works. :; ...
Occasionally, the grey matter still works. :;
But getting the right burr is far & away the most common problem people have with scrapers of all kinds, so it would have been my first guess......... -
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.
IIRC, it was just a case of getting that burr angle right, was it not?. Luckily, I'd had years of experience... -
1st March 2024, 09:40 AM
Thread: Importance of Lapping
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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...