Today should be a Lee Valley delivery day!

Ahhh, yes... Lee Valley delivery days are always good days! But I haven't been too impressed with either UPS or FedEx lately - why don't more places use DHL? Happy Father's day, Andy

I find I still get great service from the old-fashioned post office. Lower costs and fewer hassles - especially cross-border.

Mike

FedX came about 10 minutes after I got home from picking up the plastic resin glue across town.

I gotta start a new thread about one of the tools I got...

Dave

Andy wrote:

Got my LA block plane the other day and love it . First real high quality plane I've owned, more surely to follow.

This borders on cruel and inhumane punishment.... Pat-who waited for his last order(not at lee valley) and got half of what was ordered- and not the half I wanted...

I'm a tool junkie now...I just ordered the large shoulder plane to complement the medium one I have that's usually too small for what I need it for. I need a 12 step program. But it's SWMBO's fault; she gave the go-ahead. She could always say "no". Crazy woman!

Dave

Seeker wrote:

Why did you order stuff you didn't want?

:)

Clint

David wrote in news:T snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

You ASK?!?

Patriarch, who just ordered the new scrub, plus a 'few things'...

Needs and wants....2 different things in this case ;)

Only because she's been the one that's encouraged me to buy a number of expensive equipment that I'd have passed up for cheaper alternatives. Plus she always buys me tools for birthday, xmas, fathers day, anniversary... It's the LEAST I can do! :)

Dave

Patriarch wrote:

number

I'm still trying to decide if this is a gloat or a neener...

-- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA

:) Naw...it's only justification, on my part.

Dave

Morris Dovey wrote:

list to her on time.

something most of you have in one form or another--LA

Yesterday (06/21/05) was delivery day for me, I got the ball tail rear handle and front wood knob, and the chamfer guide for my V-L-A-B-P, threw in a pint of Norton honing oil too. They have a great price on that.

Please let me know what you think of the handling of the plane with the ball and handle.

Dave

AAvK wrote:

Yeah, I would as far as usage goes, but right now I'm not set up to work just yet.

I bought them because in adult ed. shop (me learner) I was planing tenons, faces and cheeks and at the finish of a shave, found myself running my hands into the wood edges and corners causing bleeding nicks. That got to be too much!

These handles are well made enough but do not give a "greatly" enlarged area for more safety, though they will help much. It all depends on how you hold it.

One problem I did not like is, the rear knob screws directly into it's casting, which is pure iron without a brass insert for it, and that means "very easy to strip the threads", as I saw the micro-burs coming off. I could also feel the softness of the iron, had to be very careful with several tries at getting it properly threaded.

I suppose a new tote-like handle could be made to bolt in there, and make it better, then you'd have more of a #2 plane. I think at the price, worth buying. The front knob was made in Taiwan.