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Re: Tools: planes
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/17/2010, 3:52 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: planes (Eric)

: I was going to suggest the same thing. I've actually purchased
: three sweetheart Baileys (4,5 & 8) on Ebay in the last month
: with great luck in all three cases. I would think block planes
: would be a little tougher just because they tend not to be made
: well enough to really last.

: One other thought though, have you considered having your class
: make their own planes as part of the class? You can pick up the
: blades relatively inexpensively and with a couple of simple
: jigs, I'll bet your class could construct them pretty quickly.
: Sharpening and tuning a plane is such an art that something like
: this would be a huge value added in my mind.

This would be interesting if it were done in a shop, it's done in a carpeted classroom at the local kayak/camping dealer.

I use a tarp on the floor to catch the shavings/sawdust and the students help clean at the end of each session.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Tools: planes
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 2:52 am
Re: Tools: planes
Stephen Troy -- 12/16/2010, 2:37 pm
Re: Tools: planes
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 5:31 pm
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G New -- 12/16/2010, 7:36 pm
Re: Tools: planes
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 8:13 pm
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Eric -- 12/17/2010, 11:28 am
Re: Tools: planes
Bill Hamm -- 12/17/2010, 3:52 pm
Re: Tools: planes
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 12/17/2010, 1:40 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 12/18/2010, 8:17 am
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Eric -- 12/17/2010, 2:54 pm
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Kudzu -- 12/17/2010, 11:12 pm
Re: Tools: planes
Bill Hamm -- 12/17/2010, 3:55 pm
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Nate Brandt -- 12/19/2010, 3:33 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/20/2010, 12:17 am
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 12/23/2010, 12:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/23/2010, 4:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/23/2010, 4:40 pm
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 12/23/2010, 7:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/24/2010, 12:11 am
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 12/24/2010, 9:57 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/24/2010, 1:01 pm
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 12/24/2010, 4:44 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 12/16/2010, 12:31 pm
Re: Tools: planes
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 5:30 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/16/2010, 6:23 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 12/16/2010, 11:00 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 12/17/2010, 7:08 am
Re: Tools: planes
Ian Cummins -- 12/16/2010, 3:43 pm
Re: Tools: planes
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 11:49 am
Re: Tools: planes
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 12/16/2010, 8:35 am
Re: Tools: planes
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 9:24 am
Re: Tools: planes
Mike Bielski -- 12/16/2010, 8:01 am
Re: Tools: planes
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 9:22 am
Time vs. money trade-off
Brian Nystrom -- 12/16/2010, 6:49 am
Re: Time vs. money trade-off
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 9:21 am