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i think he recommends a 10″. Have you looked at the other website ? (commonwoodworking.com) You should find more info there.
I’m also in the market for one. I have one with a ratchet but definitely not good. The internal chuck components keep turning inside when applying a bit of torque. Pretty useless..
Hello,
one thought regarding the workbench. You definitely need something stable. No matter what, it needs to stay stable.
When I moved to UK, i didnt have anywhere to put a bench (flat without balcony). But I have a fairly heavy table in the dining room, so I used that : https://www.fine-tools.com/mobile-hobelbank.html
Not cheap, not as good as a real bench, but I managed to build a tool chest (C. Schwartz’s anarchist toolchest).Obviously, you need to convince your better half to make shavings and sawdust in the flat.
As for the sawing, as others said, it takes time and practice. After nearly 3 years of regular handtools woodworking, I still need to focus when sawing, otherwise it’s not straight.
Good luck and enjoy !
thanks for your feedback 🙂
been playing a bit with it over the week end, and i think i was just very used to poplar.
But indeed, you really need to have sharp tools. Once blunt, the chisels dont have a chance with it..And as you said, you really get sharp lines with it, compared to softer woods. results are really nice !
cheers
Chris🙂
but what is weird is that I never saw this issue discussed in Paul’s videos or other woodworking programs. Though i think it is quite a common issue, isn’t it ?
(ps : this pine was a nightmare. quite a lot of heavy knots and some areas full of resin… I think i’ll keep working with poplar, much nicer and fun to work with…)
Thanks BrianJ. It’s what i have done, using some shavings. What is weird is that the board isn’t really thin (18 mm thick pine) and length is about 80 cm. So not really very long…
It’s really the first time i notice that. Never saw this issue on Paul’s videos, or any other videos…
Thanks Craig for your feed back. I never heard of that before ! Good to know !
Well, I think this board (or at least the middle section) won’t be usable. I did use another board and didn’t have this problem. Seems that I picked a “bad” one.
Well, at least it smells good in the workshop 🙂
Hi Kjell,
Got the No 4 rider and No 5 since about a month, and I’m very pleased with them.
However, can’t compared to vintage Stanleys as I don’t have any..
I just posted this link to another discussion, but don’t think I’m doing any kind of advertisement !
http://www.oldtools.co.ukI think Paul gave the link in is blog. Might be worth having a look, they have some vintage stanleys, not cheap but they seem in good condition.
Cheers from Sweden,
Chris.Thanks for your kind words !
Gary, your plane looks quite nice !
I found a very cheap wooden plane at my local DIY. I did grind (by hand ! took a while) the iron to make it a scrub plane.
And works pretty well !I have been checking on ebay for some old tools. Unfortunately, most of them are in US, so there is a risk of import fees… But i keep my eyes open ! There is also this site for UK/EU people, I think it was given by Paul in one of his posts : http://www.oldtools.co.uk
Thanks all for your inputs 🙂
So, been trying to figure out how to reduce the width and what has worked the best is the stop-cut process, as stated by Ed, and shown in one of Paul’s video.
At fist I was using a Panel saw (the one I used to rip down the board) and I think this saw is definitely not good enough. Bought it at the DIY store, and after checking on the website (bahco is the brand) I couldn’t figure out if it is a rip or a crosscut saw…
Anyway, after a while I decided to use a small japanese saw, and this one is working great !! cutting ash like butter. Lost few teeth on some pine-knots, so not sure it will live long, but at least it’s cutting fast !!
And after doing those cross cuts, I use a chisel to remove the waste, the scrub plane to have something kinda flat and finally a Nr 5 plane to flat it down.I received my 2 planes from Axminster, and I must say I love this Nr 5 ! quite heavy, so after a while it starts to be painful to use, but it is a pleasure to use !
Had a bit of trouble with the Nr 4, due to sharpening issues probably. Will resharpen the blade today and see how it goes.Hope to be able to finish the shelf by the end of the week end and share some pics with you !
Cheers,
Chris.So, some update..
I finally found by chance a wooden plane at the DIY store, that i changed to a scrub plane. Man, that is removing wood !!
I have been using it to remove some cup and twist, and it is working rather well. I also received on friday a Nr 4 and a Nr 5 (rider, from axminster). And they are working great !However, I have decided to change the plans regarding the project i wanted to do with the ash. I wanted to do a tool chest, but the main issue now is to get those 70 cm planks to the right width. I have spent couple of hours yesterday to rip saw one board (on each side to remove the bark area).
And to be honest, sawing 70 cm long by 2,5 mm thick of ash is kinda removing the fun of woodworking.So I will use this ash to do a shelf for the workshop, and will get some pine from the sawmill, this time very close to the final dimensions.
At least, lesson learned…
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