Tool You Just Love To Use

: Tom Banes wrote: :> Different question. What tool do you just like to use? Be it a kick, :> or a zen experience, it's the one you just look for an excuse to grab.

: I get a kick out of taking a Pro Prep scraper to a newly glued up : panel.

Is this a handled scraper?

-- Andy Barss

Looks like it

Bingo - my choice as well, although I use both disc and belt about equally. The disc is soooooooooo much easier and more accurate than any saw I've ever had for mitres. And, as you say, pre-sanding with the belt is a snap.

FoggyTown

Scrapers are cool...

Don't quite get how you can peel off the finish, and keep the patina though..... :)

One of my favs is the Sandvik scraper (carbide)...

Japanese saws - dozuki mainly - more zen moments per use than any other tool.

Tite-Mark marking tool. Well thought out precision marking tool.

Steve Knight marking knives (left, right and double bevel) - feel nice in hand and produce inscribed lines were you want it

A lathe and a skew with a curved cutting edge - instant gratification

charlie b

Gee, you would have to knock me back to reality. No, I have not had to replace the blades yet....but have purchased a Jointer Pal (?) system with magnets that are supposed to hold the blades at the outfeed height for setting. Not looking foreward to changing them. Do you have any tips/experience with the blades you want to share? If all fails I will just push the machine into the corner and just listen to it every once in a while.

Well actually I replaced mine a couple weeks ago. The little jig that was included when I bought the animal worked out fine. It would have been easier with a third hand though. I did use a real wrench, the one supplied I threw away when I got it out of the box. If, no, WHEN, I have to replace them again, I'm going to figure out a way to put a magnet or duct tape or something on the jig to hold it to the cutter head. Other than that, they wasn't bad. And I'm like you, it's like a good old perfectly tuned Mustang, just sounds good. Let me know when and if you use your Jointer Pal. If it does a decent job, I'll get me one.