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Thanks Trav and elanjacobs - I'm definitely with you guys - trying to gather a body of evidence/experience to present my case with to my friend.
One of my main concerns with a hard finish is wood...

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Thanks for that. I'm doing this for a friend who definately prefers hard & glossy, whereas I'd prefer a renewable finish like several wiped-on tung oil coats, then an occasional re-application....

Hi all,
Would like some thoughts regarding suitable finishes for a cypress pine kitchen benchtop.
Am leaning toward pure tung oil, but some people have advised 2 part marine gloss finishes.
What...

It's nice (well not really) to find someone else who has had problems with DMT stones - I'm still in shock from lightly dressing my Spyderco ceramic stones under running water, and then noticing a...

Looks like a Gramercy dovetail saw kit:
The Gramercy Tools 9 Dovetail Saw Kit and Saw Parts at Tools For Working Wood

I bought one and made the handle from claret ash - it works very nicely and...

sjt - yes linseed oil.
I'll try sanding sealer or shellac next time. The claret was just what I had on hand. I've made another two in beech and one in blackwood. Dropped the blackwood one on the...

I've made a dovetail saw handle from claret ash and applied BLO finish. This seemed to have darkened the grain (especially end grain, natch) unacceptably - almost a very muddy dark grey.
Any ideas...

Thumbsucker What are the handles made of on these 2 sets? Gumbungle

Tony
For the general idea, have a look at the IBC chipbreaker on the Jim Davy site:
Jim Davey Planes & Sharpening - eShop - Sales - IBC Blades - 045-512-50 ..... IBC/Cosman Double Iron, 2" / 50mm -...

After posting the above at work, When I arrived home my blades were here.
They look good, although the chipbreakers will need a slight tweak [bend] near the end.
Unlike the Rob Cosman IBC and Lie...

Peter
Could you tell me how the blades will be distributed for the Canberra mob?
Could they possibly be picked up from a central point to reduce postage costs?

When this is over, does anyone...

Neil
I'm one of the Canberra mob. I could pick up from you if it'd help.
Marcus

Thanks, NZStu - I remember eagerly digesting your comments and the piccy, but I was wondering if anyone else had fired theirs up?
cheers all,
Gumbungle

Peter
Thanks for the update.
Has anyone else fired up one of these blades in their favourite smoother? Comments?? Piccies???Expressions of awe and wonderment?
Just wondering how these blades are...

Thanks, Peter.
I forgot about an extra blade I got from risser. I paid a little extra for a donation, but happy to pay extra.
Thanks again to all involved.:2tsup:
Gumbungle

Paigie
Slightly concerned I'm not on any of the spreadsheets mentioned above.
I bought in for 1 x 2" blade & iron, and 2 x 23/8" blades & irons as per post #516.
Thanks for you hard work - sounds...

rsser - as one of those two mentioned above, I'm grateful to you for the chance to get in on this blade order.

I'm not worried - waiting for tool orders from OS is teaching me much patience!
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Thumbsucker

Just wondering if any of the 7mm sheet is available for paring chisels?
I was lucky enough to get in on the tail end of the plane blade batch (payment sent yesterday, by the way) so...

Thumbsucker ~

Re: "We have the following blades up for grabs:"

Could I order 1 x 2" + chip breaker, and 2 x 2 3/8" + chip breakers?
If you PM bank details, I'll deposit + $5 donation as...

Thanks, thumbsucker.

Oh well, better luck next time....er, I hesitate to ask seeing all the work that has gone into this project, but - will there be a next time ??

Hello

Is it too late to partake of this bulk blade order?

Thanks for everyone's input on this - this would/will be my first hardware purchase from OS - only bought books and DVDs before.

rsser - a few weeks ago Iasked LN aus. if they would look at alower...

Hi all
Does anyone have any experience of freight costs and shipping times from Veritas in Canada? Their site doesn't calculate this automatically. I'm looking at a low angle jack for USD 215...