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I get very good results (IMHO) with no burr. The Lie-Nielsen site also says you get very good results without it, and they recommend sharpening at 45° without a hook. A2 steel is VERY hard to give a hook to at plane blade hardnesses (RC 60-62). Lie-Nielsen 112 blades are not as hard as their...

And the premium Japanese chisels. So they finally have a nice set of chisels. http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx ... at=51&ap=1

Usually on shavings, otherwise A.

Neat! It seems that all those comments about the LV handles are having a measurable effect...they definitely look more curvy to me (at least the part that fits into the palm). :D :D :D I can't wait to try it out either!

Thanks for the tip Joel, makes a lot of sense!

Ditto. David's first two books probably had a greater influence on my woodworking than all other books I've read combined.

Yes Denis, It's still on my list, but I'm doing a ton of carpentry work these days, and trying to set up a forge, so the saw will have to wait. Not to mention my speeding ticket I got on vacation... :evil:

I have the Sun Child and the another dozuki by Gyokucho; they don't have the same teeth (Sun Child has combination teeth which help it rip more aggressively yet cut smoothly). I'm not sure about the one in the pic; it would surprise me if the teeth were rip, but I have no idea. At first I wasn't...

Hi Smudger, I'd say not quite...I think it's users who pay high prices for bog-standard planes that leads to inflation. A seller can ask what they wish for a plane, no one has to buy it.

Hi Denis, I'd go for the hornbeam too. I just drill a small pilot hole for the tang (big enough to fit the tip in), then put the blade in a vise, then heat the tang red and set the handle. The handle seems to melt on to the red tang. It might take 5 or 6 shots to get the handle on completely...

Cuban mahogany for a plane eh? :tongue9: Makes ebony seem skimpish! Nice job so far, looking forward to the finished plane.

Hi Paul, I just thought I'd make a comment that I almost made in my first post--please dont, take it as an argument; I just thought I'd throw it in for discussion. I tend to follow Henry Mercer, who defines a plane not by its length but mainly by the shape of the cutting edge. His method of...

I agree with Tony, I use my scrub mostly for carpentry. On the other hand, I could never get along without my jack. The biggest problem I have with a scrub is that it can take huge chunks out of a board, and sometimes these chunks reach below the finished surface depth I'm aiming for. A Jack...

Very nice post Derek, And good to see Mr. Krenov hasn't lost his sense of humor. Thanks for sharing

Hey Denis, If you drop by Montreal you can always try out one of mine. :lol: