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Philipp and both Eds, thank you !! I did find that Paul (and others) often say “that’s dead on”, seemingly without checking the whole length. I had just put that down to their experience. But it also makes sense to not seek engineering precision where it’s not necessary. Suddenly my output may increase š
And Nevyn… sorry for highjacking your thread š
ok thanks !! That does make some things clearer to me now. I mean in that video, looking at the winding sticks, he says it’s done but there seems to be a good bit of twist remaining. It could be the camera angle I suppose.
Personally I prefer the Paul approach šIn the video, is it me or is that face clearly not flat when he planes the first edge ??
Also, when he marks the reference face, track marks are clearly visible. How can the face be perfectly flat if you can see track lines !? And it follows that the edge will not be at a perfect 90Ā° all along the face.Actually this is quite good because having started woodworking just a few months ago, I have been wondering how flat should flat be ? How square should square be ? So when I am preparing a board as in this video and I take a look using a flat edge, if any – and I really mean any – light shows between the board and the straight edge, then I will continue working on it. Same goes with squaring up the edges, etc. Am I being a little (or way too much) too finicky. Should I allow some sort of tolerance ?
If you want to go to Thomas Flinn – and I would certainly if I had the opportunity – make sure to call and make an appointment first. There is no shop, they are just a factory.
BTW my Clifton 5 1/2 was “usable” out of the box, but a quick go on the stones made it much better. In fact I seem to recall they mention on their website that a final honing is required.
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Hi,
There is a full range of 4″ Starrett combination squares…š
CheersHello Paul,
Thanks again for your advice.
Yes, I have bought an inexpensive Stanley nĀ°4 on ebay and have got it in what seems to be quite good shape. The cutting edge of the iron was not square and had a dent in it. I spent some time with it on a diamond stone and got it clean, square and sharp. Of course I have never even touched a hand plane before and I have nothing else to compare it with, so it may be crap š But anyhow I have getting some full width, quite fine shavings with it.
I will be attending a week long workshop at the Peter Sefton school at the end of the month so hopefully I will be able to try out some other planes there. I think he uses Clifton and Woodriver. Why do those Cliftons have look so nice !!!
BTW I am an expat living in Belgium but in the UK quite often.
Thanks again,
Cheers,
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