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Hi Jeff,
Just my 2 cents: I am building a mod of the Hammacher Schlemmer bench suited to my space. Just search images on Google to see pictures of the original.
The up side is that you can make it smaller or larger and you can chose heavier woods (making mine out of hard maple wrapped in walnut). Oak is a good choice too.
The real upside is that it is a disguised bench and most people would think its a regular dresser or chest of drawers.
Another point in favor of this approach is that its excellent to try out your skills and you can afford to make small mistakes since its just a bench and it’s destined for the stress associated with woodworking.
You can get decent plans at Lee Valley (I am not associated).
Cheers,
RodHi all,
Just like to report that the 1/2 in. spear-point blade works like a charm, better than the original. So far I have only tried them on maple and walnut.
The only small variation you have to make to the Stanley 71 is place the top scroll nut upside-down since the shank for these blades is slightly longer than that of the original blades. On the upside, that means you can plane lower also.
They also provide a sharpening jig that makes the blade easier to sharpen.
In time I will get more of these blades since they are very well machined.
Cheers,
Rodhttp://www.leevalley.com/en/images/item/Woodworking/Planes/05p3801s06.jpg
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