01Mar

I must revise my previous statement

Posted by Jeff

I posted on Facebook the other day that I loved to make sawdust.  Well, after today, I like to make sawdust… I love to make shavings!

I borrowed Bill’s Stanely #7 for the weekend.

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I actually got to use it today.  What a blast that was!  It’s a work-out, but man was it fun.  I can’t explain why.  Jeanne say’s it’s because I’m weird.  But how can you not like something that produces shavings like this?

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I also learned something today.  I had never used a plane like this before, so i practiced on an extra piece of ash.  Turns out the board was shaped like an S. So, the face had both a cup and a bow to it.  You can’t really deal with both at the same time.  So, a piece like that would need to be cut into two shorter pieces.  Then both could be flattened.  Just more of that assumed knowledge!  ;-)

Stay sharp!

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