I have quite a few projects planned that are going to need blades. So I am going to have to get back to work grinding shaping and mangling steel. On top of that, I really, really need to clean up several of my work areas. They have gotten a bit unruly and need to be […]
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Jorge, (Lapacho) on Woodnet recently posted his rabbet plane design. I was intrigued with the concept, so I made one. I modified it a bit, but then, I do that. It makes nice shavings! It leaves a smooth finish behind! I tested it here on a splitting chunk of cedar, not the […] Over on Woodnet Hand Tools Forum, Lapacho has shown his version of the rabbet plane. This is of great interest to me, I have made a lot of rabbet planes. While I am now convinced that rabbets are important enough to think that having a pair of matched skew planes is a better way to […] Lately I have been enjoying going back over the Woodwright’s Shop episodes that are available online. Sweet! Bob I have waded through a lot of discussions about copies being made of other tool designs. It is quite interesting to see where people stand. It seems that there are several issues that divide how we think about these things. The variations on ethic make this a pretty heated issue. Personally I like this. I […] |
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