Hand Tools doings #22: Trimming up with a plane
No pictures this time. Just wanted to share my success with my block plane. Finally got it sharp and today – used it to my advantage. I’m making a set of chairs for my boss’s wife’s birthday. One footstool was not sitting r...
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Max
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Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome…
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Welcome to LumberJocks!
WayneC
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Welcome to LumberJocks Betsy. Enjoy the community.
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PanamaJack
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We welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. We hope that you enjoy your stay/visit each and every time you show up on our door step. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.
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Betsy
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Thanks for the welcome. I’ve been cruising the site and there are some very talented and knowledgable folks here. I look forward to lots of interaction.
Betsy
-- Betsy - There is no strength where there is no struggle
RobS
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Welcome aboard fellow Texan! Enjoy the site.
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Greg Mitchell
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Welcome to Lumberjocks!
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Karson
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Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.
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oscorner
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Welcome to our woodworking community!
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Welcome home.
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Todd A. Clippinger
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Welcome to the club. There are a lot of great people here.
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Betsy
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Thanks Todd. I’ve enjoyed my time here so far.
-- Betsy - There is no strength where there is no struggle
Douglas Bordner
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posted 178 days ago
After reading your response to Dusty’s This Old Mold House posting, you are my new heroine. As someone posted to my wife’s fabric arts forums regarding her — “You rock on so many levels.”
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. —Mark Twain
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Betsy
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Thanks Doug. My Dad never taught me the typical “guy” things growing up. But he did teach me that if I want to do something – I can. I just have to figure out how to get it done.
-- Betsy - There is no strength where there is no struggle
kbkindle
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betsy kb here thank you for the info. that is what i was looking for . looking at that sled i will go ahead and build me one thanks again kb
TreeBones
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You do some nice work, I like all your boxes and John Wayne is my hero.
-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks
Betsy
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I’m glad you like what I do Ron. I try hard, and being on LJ’s makes me work harder. There sure are some talented folks on this forum!
-- Betsy - There is no strength where there is no struggle
EGA
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I will bump this site around a little, I appreciate your work Betsy. Look in the mirrow and point at yourself when you think of people with the gift of wood art! Great work. Semper fi!
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GaryK
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A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Betsy
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Wow – say that five times fast!
-- Betsy - There is no strength where there is no struggle