Re: An enjoyable evening....

I'm finding that the #6 isn't quite long enough to be an effective jointer, so a #7 might be next on my list. There's a 604 1/2 bedrock on ebay at the moment which is a really nice smoother, but ... the price..... ouch.

Also, as won't have enough space for a table saw for the forseeable future, a large ripsaw will probably be the way to go.

There's a lot to be said for learning the ways of woodworking befor the era of machines and power tools - things might take longer and require the development of more skill and techniques, but the money and space requirement overheads are so much less....

I'm not against power tools, incidentally, will happily use a router/jigsaw/ROS/etc for tasks when it's appropriate, but they somehow don't quite give the same satisfaction.

Just about to spend an hour playing with a Kirschen swan-necked mortise chisel that arrived this morning... :-)

cheers Richard

-- Richard Sampson

email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk

Try,

I have neither the space nor the budget at present, though I would like one.

Agreed, and since time is not money for this who cares?

Again agreed, the router table put a bull nose edge on the pieces and a router + jig will be used to cut the shelf housings.

Oooh! do report your impression. I have some of their paring chisels and like them very much. Furniture & Cabinetmaking have just run a chisel assesment and the Kirschens came out top overall.

Peter

I've visited as well as having things sent too. An interesting place and worth dropping by if you're passing, but check out the lists first.

Nick

I do, thats why my No5 is used for finishing MDF dolls house boxes after cutting etc. I also finally flattened a 12'x3' table top with it a couple of years ago as the finish the power plane left was too rough even with sharp new inserts. My sister in law skipped 5 tool chests full of old, but usable, tools 5 years ago, when she found out how much they are now worth she wasn't happy, atleast I managed to salvage a No3 and some chisels, but the rest............The shame, the shame.

Niel.

..and the wife'll probably like that more that the spice rack ;-) (Just don't tell her in detail exactly how you made the spice rack when you are showing her the muscles ;-0)