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I too have spent quite a bit of time searching for tools Paul has recomended…and found some prices getting too high for me…for example any groves saw! I have found used tool dealers to be more reliable and more reasonably priced…espescially when you look at shipping…in canada i got a decent record no. 4 for about 40 bucks…needed flattening and rust removal but i use it all the time..Darby’s tools in Manitoba i think…got a steal of an 1870 saw covered in rust but nib in tact on ebay..and the nicest handle ive come across…but lots of misses too!
The box looks really nice…on the project front I’m not sure how much tool storage you have but I jumped from Paul’s dovetail boxes to the joiners tool chest and I really enjoyed it. I do think it significantly improved my dovetails but there were a heck of a lot of them. It also took me a really long time but that’s on me!
Scott
I’m at a similar stage on my bench, I have glued up two sections for the top With all the planing I’ve done they are 8.5″ wide and with aprons that would make them a little shy of 10″. My question is with respect to well width. I was thinking of going with 8″ to keep the bench as narrow as possible…I’m only 5’2 so I want to be able to reach across it easily. The reason I’m building the double top is so I can put a vice on the other side for my kids….I’ll probably need a bigger workshop but as Paul says this is a lifetime bench….if I get it together! I have also glued up the legs so I will need to decide soon on the well size…anyone have experience with narrow wells…or short arms!? Thanks for any help.
Scott
Glad you are still making progress…I definitely find myself planing too much without checking my progress which can be counterproductive. I need to tell myself less planing more checking! Keep at it I know my bench will not be done in less than a month mostly working an hour or two at a time…2 if I’m really lucky.
Scott
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