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15 November 2019 at 7:04 pm #627620
I have one of these https://www.workshopheaven.com/quangsheng-luban-no-92-shoulder-plane.html, it has a nice tight mouth and can be set very finely, also the sides are dead quare to the sole (which is nice).
The wooden planes refered to above are not designed to be used in the same manner as a shoulder plane, they are rebate planes designed for going with the grain or across it but not end grain. If you want a shoulder plane then one of the metal offerings are a far better choice.
Matt
13 November 2018 at 8:26 pm #553229I bought a bandsaw for the exact same reason you are thinking of buying one. I went for the record power BS400, it does a steller job. It will take up to a 1″ wide blade but I tend to stick with a 3/4″ blade from tuffsaws. I have found myself using it quite a bit and it really does make a difference to the speed a project moves along. If I was going to buy one again id be tempted to find a used startrite or similar, not that there is anything wrong with buying new but you should find a good used saw for well under £1000.
Matt
21 June 2017 at 5:41 pm #313112THe blade in a No 80 should always be beveled @45 degrees and then the edge turned on that. beveling the cutting edge allows you to turn the burr quicker and at the correct angle. I presume the card scraper you are using is considerably thinner than the correct blade.
Matt
16 March 2017 at 8:54 pm #310229For rebates a moving fillister is the tool for the job. I prefer wooden ones with a skewed iron but something like a stanley 78 would also fit the bill. A combination plane (45, 50 and 55) would also suffice and would also cut grooves and some mouldings/beading, the thing is with combination planes is in my opinion they don’t do well across the grain which is where a wooden moving fillister really shows its worth.
Matt
8 August 2016 at 6:42 pm #139214Interesting theory, I have an Ashley Iles 2″ that I bought as a second from them at a tool show, there is no makers mark on the blade and on the bolster there is a deep grind mark to denote that its a second, the only fault with mind is that the tang is not central to the blade but it doesn’t effect the function of the tool I don’t see why an owner would do that to a good quality chisel, he would just stamp his name in the handle surely. I do have a Maprles sash mortice chisel with an ash handle instead of the trad boxwood, but they did offer all their chisels with different handle materials if i remember correctly.
Matt
11 February 2016 at 7:21 am #134705As above. When working with pine your tools need to be super sharp all the time, because the wood is soft it tends to tear if the iron is not sharp. Set your cap iron as close as you can and take light shavings skewed to the grain. The knot you show in the 3rd pic needs some stabilising as its a dead knot, cover the knot with superglue and allow to cure before planning the surface this will keep it from dropping out over time.
Good luck
Matt
3 February 2016 at 6:02 pm #134482I have a couple with gentle bends and they are fine, you can hammer them straight but it takes patience and skill. I would sharpen it up and give it a ago. I have been caught out with Ebay sellers not giving good descriptions before so when buying saws I always message them to ask if the tooth line is straight.
Matt
20 January 2016 at 7:27 pm #134042Is it the brass topped screws you want? if so I might have a spare.
Matt
6 January 2016 at 6:45 pm #133722I also bought mine from the US ebay I think. I bought the set of 3 but have only used the 3/8″ one.
Matt
30 December 2015 at 7:53 am #133499Why not just punch the hole with a punch over a piece of steel with an appropriate size hole? That what I did.
Matt
23 December 2015 at 6:30 pm #133382Don’t worry too much about it, buy one sharpen it and use it. From there you can decide what (if anything) needs doing, I.e. cap iron fitting, flattening the sole etc. Don’t get drawn into the thicker iron, cap iron malarkey, the stock irons and cap irons work just fine.
Matt
16 September 2015 at 8:10 pm #130558It always makes me smile when he goes “Whooo” at something, normally when gluing up.
Matt
5 August 2015 at 9:55 pm #129131I don’t think Paul has a small crosscut saw, I’m sure a read somewhere that all his back saws are rip filed.
Matt
26 April 2015 at 7:27 pm #126743I have a Mosley and Sons moving fillister with a skew mouth, its fantastic one of my favourite planes. If memory serves it cost me less then a tenner from eBay, I did have to re-box part of it but I enjoyed doing it.
Matt
5 April 2015 at 7:53 pm #126269Big companies will only start to listen when it hits their pockets, if everyone stopped buying from them they would soon change it.
Matt
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