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    Ash desk build

    Next up - the legs/frame. I switched to using air dried ash here from Duffield Timber. This stock turned out to have some interesting olive ash type sections which made things a bit more interesting. Lots of hand planing and then flattening with the thicknesser and the stock was prepped: I...
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    Ash desk build

    Next up were the three draws in the hood section of the desk. These are three thin drawers designed for holding smaller items such as note books etc. The two main contrasting woods in this design are Ash and Wenge. The draw fronts using the most of the Wenge. I really wanted the quarter sawn...
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    Ash desk build

    So after the 3D printing project settled a bit in late February 2021, I decided the next step was to build the 'hood' of the desk - this is the section that houses the drawers and the shelf. I had some more of the air dried ash with some really nice figure that I wanted to get a waterfall type...
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    Ash desk build

    So with the top cut into three bits I did a fair bit of work dry fitting the jewellery/storage comaparment divders. The centre part with my daughter's name carved in it is a flip up lidded compartment. I was going to hand carve that, but I have a hobby CNC I rarely use, so I thought I'd put...
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    Ash desk build

    Ahh, that’s great to hear! Yes life gets in the way a lot. I always like seeing projects from those with full time jobs and family, it makes it seem a bit more approachable - especially if it’s a warts and all account.
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    Ash desk build

    So after making good progress in October, things stalled for a vareity of reasons, mainly that my boss retired, and I ended up covering his job. So, fast forward to December 2020 and I restarted work on the desk, beginning with getting the Ash that I'd milled up for the top, glued together. It...
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    Luban Chinese Block Plane

    I have never dropped a plane yet (just chisels) and I don't plan on doing that. Soles are flat so far. My No.6 is 5 years old ..
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    Luban Chinese Block Plane

    What's the actual difference in performance? I have both Veritas and Luban planes and I'm not detecting anything...
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    How do you know you're getting old...

    Is there an element of rose tinted specs here? There is a guy on YouTube interviewing Russians on the streets of Moscow, and one of the questions asked was "was it better in Communist Russia in the 80s or now?" A lot of older ones were actually pining for the simpler Soviet days. Which given...
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    Luban Chinese Block Plane

    But how much of the Luban stuff is actually copying Lie Nielson, and how much is simply just the Bedrock pattern design? If they copied the changes LN made to the bedrock pattern then that's riding on the coattails of their efforts, fair cop. I guess one of the reasons why I feel a bit easier...
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    Ash desk build

    Ok, I'm resurrecting this thread. It is a long story, but I finally got around to building the desk. When I say 'the desk', it wasn't this design specifcally, I went back to the drawing board and made it even thinner and more mid-century like! I know a few were saying it wouldn't work and it...
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    Luban Chinese Block Plane

    I don't see this as a one thing or another. I have bought new and sunk money into Western companies with new designs, i.e Veritas, but I've also bought Chinese. You can do both as budget and preference allow... In my tool set I have: Veritas Shooting Plane (Designed and made in Canada) 1950s...
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    Luban Chinese Block Plane

    Your army brass story sounds like urban legend stuff to me. The Luban planes have been around for a long time now and they have a decent reputation (concerns about country of origin excepted). If you want definitive answers Matthew at Workshop Heaven should be able to answer as they have been...
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    Bosch PBD40 Drill Press - Amazon 'Sale'

    Heads up for anyone interested in this drill press. It is typically £280+ online, Amazon currently selling for around £195. I just got mine yesterday to replace a traditional small induction motor drill press. My version doesn't appear to have any looseness/play in the head assembly either...
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    New table saw advice please...

    The Dewalt is completely different thing to the Axy. The Dewalt is a site saw that's compromised for portability. It's ok for a hobbiest woodworker, but you are paying for its robust lightweight nature on a job site rather than a sturdy accurate small cabinet saw for a workshop. I'm surprised...
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