Hand plane discussion at garage sale

I'd have liked to have seen pictures of his creations...

I like my power planer for thicknessing, but that's essentially all it's good for.

djb

You missed an opportunity to learn something new. Does he use 10d or 16d nails to hold the furniture together? Does her prefer the coils or strip nails? Ed

a hand held power plane is a very useless tool in the shop. but you could hit him over the head with a plane and he would say it did not hurt.

good for fitting doors and truing framing in the field, though....

Yeah, but if you're way out in the "field" you'd have to bring a genny or a reeeeeeaaaaallly long extension cord. A hand plane can do that and it doesn't need an outlet. :-)

Layne

Especially as more and more framers work with the "that's the finish guy's job" mentality.

Barry

Dear Ed,

I prefer clipped head, I like the pretty little half moons they leave when I set my regulator to 135 PSI as I assemble Queen Anne Reproductions.

David.

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but only until the glue dries, right? ;-)

Patriarch

yep but that's about it. or surfboards (G)

I went to an estate sale today, and purchased a number 8 Stanley in pretty good condition for $45.00. Not a steel by any means, but I didn't have one (except for 8 C). I talked with the person selling the tools, and he asked what I was going to use it for, and I told him the "power planer" story. He said he didn't want it, but he could appreciate the uses for it. Not I have another tool to tune up. BTW, I also scored a Keen Kutter level in good shape but dirty for $3.00.

Usually, but I've found it useful in hogging away a large chamfer (like on a sackback Windsor I make). --- I finish off wirh a jack plane and a spokeshave.

Some woodturners use one to flatten the log face to affix a faceplate.