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It’s not just you and not just the last month.
It’s even worse when you need items to be shipped internationally. prices can become ridiculously high.
It took me nearly a year to find a cabinet scraper and a router plane at reasonable prices.
Unfortunately, as long as buyers are willing to pay too much, it will only get worse.Ian, on the rare occasions I use something else other than diamond stones,
I follow this simple procedure :Regarding the tote, Paul suggested a way to solve it:
http://paulsellers.com/2014/02/plane-retrofits-improve-design-comfort/
I have tried the other suggestions mentioned here and it did help but the problem was solved completely only when tried the shelf liner trick.
Jay, I don’t own a grinder either, so a while back I bought me one of these grinding wheels
I’ve constructed a simple cradle as seen in the attached picture to fit my hand drill.
While this is not perfect and certainly noisy, it does the job well.
You can also attach the grinding wheel to a drill press, but this might be a bit awkward to work with.
Hope this helps.Attachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.In addition to all the good advice, there is another option to consider. Mitred dovetails will not only conceal the grooves, but they also have a very aesthetically pleasing look to the final product.
Regarding stopped grooves made using a plough plane, I remember seeing Christopher Schwarz demonstrates the process in one of his YouTube videos. Not complicated at all, just add a chisel to the equation. I’ll see if I can find it again.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.Interesting sharpening method! Thank you for the link.
One of those things that makes you say “why didn’t I think of that” 🙂
I’m sure a lot of guys that find the ‘figure eight’ method awkward, will adopt it.Regarding the rare earth magnets, they are very hard to pull apart, but slide quite easily, which in this case might change the blade’s angle of sharpening. But it’s worth a try.
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