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Many don't stop to think that the No. 51, beautiful as it is, is strictly a right-handed plane. This isn't too much of an issue for squaring ends of stock, but it is a major consideration for mitering. if your stock cannot be flipped over (think of a molded picture frame), how do you cut the...

I certainly have no objection to you voicing your opinion, and perhaps he would serve as the endorser and spokesperson for Woodcraft at shows and Woodcraft stores for no compensation. I am confident that he would not serve in that capacity, paid or unpaid, if his comments regarding their...

Rob Cosman speaks highly of the WoodRiver planes because he is paid by their distributor, Woodcraft, to do so. There is no harm in that as long as you realize that he has a vested interest in such pronouncements and ten little mouths to feed at home. Interestingly, I see much more on this...

As I posted above, you can put the cutter from a MF #1 shave into an Eclipse jig, but you need to make a simple fixture to do it. This is my original design: I used a scrap of oak 1/2" thick and 3"x4", with the 3" wide end grain rounded over so that it is similar to the metal section of the...

It wasn't clear to me if you had your plane in the sock during the period in which it rusted. I have experienced several episodes of rusting planes while they were encased in those socks. They are a sort of wick, afterall. That eroded area on the sole of your plane that you show in your photo...

Despite what Mr. Smith says in his sharpening instructions, there is a way to use your Eclipse guide to sharpen the MF cigar shave cutter. I will have to get some photos together and post them here, but I can say that what I read in the post made my Alf is similar to my experience with the...

Please forgive me not reading this thread in it entirety, but I wanterd to add that Lie-Nielsen does make toothed irons for many of their bevel-down planes. Mr. Chapman seemed to mention that they had them only for the block plane category.

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Very impressive job by Rob Cosman. Problem is, I have bever seen anyone else perform these theatrics with his setup. I have seen more astonishing tricks with hyper-expensive infill planes ( no hands on the plane at all...just the plane being pulled along by a string). If it sells a few blades...

Interesting thing about forms is that there is always a great deal of giddiness when new products are announced; and believe me, manufacturers love this kind of publicity. The LV fancy block planes and their small scraper are good examples of this phenomenon. These new introductions both...

With the MkII jig it is not so much a matter of getting the blade square initially as it is keeping it square during the honing process. This is true primarily with any blade or chisel that falls into the narrow category. The clamping pressure on the jig is so far outboard that there is...

Well it appears that David's input back in '01 has got legs and maybe something is in the offing from L-N.

eBay UK....now that's what I'm talking about! Thanks, Mark. I will tell my friend to get bidding. He can ask them if they will ship to the U.S.

Bugbear, why must the sharpened surface be "self registered" with the sharpening medium? Isn't the purpose of the jig to provide the registration so that undesired pitch. roll and yaw do not occur? This is why jigs like the Veritas I & II and any top clamping jig are so limited. They can't...

Thanks to all who have replied so far. To Bugbear, I understand your question about LN "gilding the lilly" and I believe it was fairly answered in the post about the Trend guide, one that I was not familiar with. The Lie-Nielsen guide, from what has leaked out, will have a positive holding...