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16 September 2014 at 9:11 pm #88538
Something you might consider, if you have the means to break them down, is looking at the larger boards. 2X12s for example. The bigger lumber tends to be clearer as they have to have bigger trees to cut it from. If you’re choosey, you can get many boards that end up having quartersawn grain orientation once they’re broken down.
5 August 2014 at 9:32 pm #60126Here is another trick if you don’t have long enough clamps:
http://lumberjocks.com/GnarlyErik/blog/3541016 December 2013 at 9:40 pm #24012If it is an older Handyman, with all metal parts, it might be worth picking up. I have a number 4 that came in a group of Stanley Baileys. I’d heard they weren’t worth their weight in scrap metal and wasn’t going to use it. However, on a whim, I cleaned it up, flattened the sole, fettled it. Turns out, it performs as well as any of the Baileys I have used.
Furthermore, I did a side by side comparison with a type 13 Stanley Bailey and the only notable difference I could find was that the lateral adjuster is stamped steel with a tang that rides in the blade rather than a lever with a wheel. The knob and tote aren’t quite as refined as they are on the Bailey. The frog and sole are identical and interchangeable.
If you can get it for a reasonable price, i.e. less than a Bailey, I’d say get it.
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