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Been there, done that. Well not exactly that, but similar things. Many times. My hope is that practice will eventually make the cut second nature and free up some brain capacity for the bigger picture.
But your mistake is not really a mistake. You made a servicable shooting board. Just pretend it was intentional and put it on e-bay as “rare shooting board for left-handed” 🙂
Nice gift! I have one and I am happy with it. It is a quality product and you get razor sharp edges. But, I have shifted to using Paul’s method for regular chisels and plane plades for two reasons; I have come to love the convex bevel (it’s brilliant on chisels), and Paul’s method if faster (less set up time). I still use the Tormek for more complex shapes, but I am intent on mastering gauge sharpening by hand because again i think the convex bevel would be better. I hear the Tormek excells at sharpening turning gauges I have no personal experience.
Handling on airports is very rough. Don’t think a standard wooden chest would hold up to the abuse for very long. Iron clad corners and reinforcements perhaps? Tools in carry-on bags aren’t popular these days, and will be confiscated unless you happen upon the same woman security officer I once did. Visiting Canada I filled my bag with tools I picked up at Lee Valley. Discovering I was over weight I had to put some heavy items in my carry-on luggage – a Veritas hold-fast and two brass bench dogs to be exact. Passed through security in Canada with no problem but got stopped at Heathrow. After having explained what the items were to the security staff at Heathrow the woman in charge simply said: “Can’t separate a man from his tools” and let me pass with tools.
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