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Derek, thank you. And thank you too for giving me brand names; this helps in knowing what works. Today I spent a little time on Amazon looking at chisels. Surprisingly,…
Derek, thank you. And thank you too for giving me brand names; this helps in knowing what works. Today I spent a little time on Amazon looking at chisels. Surprisingly,…
…mistake (too steep of a bevel) to rough it out on a bench grinder and if I didn’t have a bench grinder to make friends with someone who has one….
Looking good Ken. How are you planning on finishing it? Looking forward to seeing the finished order 🙂…
Great work, David. I bet that’s a sturdy ladder! Sounds like you got some good experience making it, too. The next mortise and tenon project will be even better! Keep…
…the required rebate is wider than your rebate plane. This way you don’t need a rebate plane, use the standard plane (No: 4 or a No: 5). Cut the ¼…
…always have the desired chisel width. see this blog which shows how to make a wide mortise: https://hyvelbenk.wordpress.com/2014/03/16/hovelbenken-i-mariestad-er-pa-fotene/ It is in a Nordic language but the pictures are self explanatory….
This is kind of a take on the poor man’s rebate plane. I found this shoulder plane on Amazon for $15 but had a gift card so actually got it…
Randomly ordered comments: I agree completely with Ecky H’s comment about dust from grinders, especially when dressing them. I regret the grinder I chose because there is too much runout…
…more common than (wet) low speed grinders and the second hand market is full of such grinders for a few Euros. I wouldn’t go below 150mm (6″) disc diameter, because…
Paul’s video on converting a #4 is really all you need. I did this to a very nasty 1970’s plastic handled Stanley Handyman plane and it works well. I did…