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937 days ago |
Topic tags/keywords: planes purpose 1 2 3 6 Obviously, the #7 and #8 jointers are for jointing. Lie Nielsen’s page mentions the #5 as a Jack to take care of the rough, gnarly surface and prepare for the #4 smoother. That leaves the #1, #2, #3 & #6. What is the proper use for these other bench planes? -- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0 |
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#1 posted 937 days ago |
Hi Bob.. after 30 seconds googling… I found this site… -- Drink twice... and don't bother to cut... @ larrysworkshop.wordpress.com For lovers of all things timber... |
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#2 posted 937 days ago |
Good show ol’ chap!! I should have thought to put in “Stanley.” I got a bunch of junk about airplanes :-(( Not that I have anything against airplanes, they just don’t work well in wood unless you are trying to knock down forests quickly, then it is a one shot deal . -- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0 |
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#3 posted 937 days ago |
Here’s a little better page of what I was looking for when I added stanley to find the #2 that isn’t in teh first listing. http://homepages.sover.net/~nichael/nlc-wood/stanref-num.html -- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0 |
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#4 posted 937 days ago |
Airplanes. Do those float over the wood like a hovercraft Bob? Probably less tiring to use, LOL. -- Mike, American in Norway |
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#5 posted 936 days ago |
Here’s a good description of bench planes from Chris Schwartz http://popularwoodworking.com/article/understanding_bench_planes/ -- The best thing online is a fish |
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#6 posted 934 days ago |
Thanks guys, been doing a little traveling the last few days, -- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0 |
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