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Alf
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Joined: 22 Oct 2003
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Location: Up the proverbial creek
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:42 am Post subject: |
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| Steve wrote: | | (Alf - that was a hint!) |
No good hinting to me, I'm in a Tormek-free zone  Come back when you acquire a hand grinder  But FWIW, I do as Chris describes. For in-depth to the point of obsessive descriptions of this, you want David Charlesworth really (heavens, I hope he doesn't lurk round here...  )
Cheers, Alf |
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Espedair Street
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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With Alf here - DC's method seems the best I've seen, and the ruler trick is a good one for altering angles subtly! Mark Finney's book (heavily Stenleyised, but still worth a gander) kinda follows DC's method.
(tormek? wassat then? It got 'lectricicicity goin through it? ) |
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Steve
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Location: Welling, Kent
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| Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:20 am Post subject: |
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Cheers chaps!
I'll give Chris's advice a goodly try and let you know the results. Interestingly, DC has just made a video shot at Lie-Neilsen about this very subject which is available in PAL format. I think I'll give that a spin.
I'm fairly successful with my planes, but it's an area that I know could be improved. I'm a real Tormek fan (it has got lectricicicity goin' through it, but not so much that you'd notice), mainly for my turning habit. The results are unbeatable IMHO. All I have to do is show the chisels to the wood, and it peels away all by itself! Well - almost!
My plane blades look fantastic and cut well, but it's high time I got my head round the curve and started using them properly. It's a part of my technique that's not up to scratch.
Steve
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