Recent content by Jack in Nepean

Very, very smart ideas there. Cheers Jack If it wasn't for us lazy people, the wheel would never have been invented.

Readily available from Lee Valley - shipping shouldn't be too dear. http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?p=40146&cat=3,41306,41309 I've been using them for years with a table saw kerf, biscuit jointer slot and lately a 3mm grooving plane in the apron. No failures - just be very...

Just to add to the confusion, there are the made in Canada and (I think) made in Australia versions. For users, the dating doesn't matter so much in that the older planes tended to be of better quality - frog design and seating, casting and machining made for better planes. Blood and Gore will...

A bit of an update - I swapped out the Marples blade for a Ward on similar vintage, changed the way I held the plane in use and quit pushing down - let the tool do the work as it were. Big difference - sub thou shavings as per DC with almost no effort. I think it now matches my BU smoother...

As jimi noted, my comments were in jest. Hand planes in general are a slippery slope, lubricated heavily by the denizens of this forum. Infills are the luge/bobsled run version of the slope, in that they are beautiful to look and hold, and generally work better than most old planes. They can...

An update on this saga (hopefully not another slope). After a conversation with Konrad, I checked the flatness of the bed (it was very good), polished the sole a bit and noticed a very slight depression just in the front of the mouth. Back to the surface plate with 60, 150, 600, 1000 and...

As a recent victim of the infill owners and purveyors cabal , I would strongly suggest that you never look at any post by jimi or now Konrad, unless you have recently come into significant sums. The fact that they fall into your hand willingly and work ever so well should be discounted...

From what I have been lead to believe, Konrad does not and has no need to advertise on this or any other forum. I am surprised, but gratified, that he has joined this forum - you makers of infills will be happy to listen to his advice - I'm sure that he, like me, has never made a mistake in...

Konrad does know wherof he speaks - check out his site if you dare - not for the faint of heart http://www.sauerandsteiner.com/ Cheers Jack

Bugbear - the blade is about 4.5 mm thick at the business end, tapering to 3 mm at the other end. It's 50.5 mm wide at the at the business end, tapering ever so slightly to 49.1. I will keep my eyes open for a thicker blade. I did try the Veritas A2 blade and cap iron from my No. 4 with...

I seldom post on this forum, since the breadth and depth of knowledge here is tremendous - far exceeding my limited knowledge. I have learned a lot herein and it is with jimi's indirect encouragement, I bit the bullet yesterday. Having used a Sauer and Steiner coffin infill a few years ago (it...

Not sure if this will work - not terribly computer literate: <a href="http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy251/jackinnepean/?action=view&amp;current=SSPanel.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy251/jackinnepean/SSPanel.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

A sub-group of the Ottawa Woodworkers Association started this year for those interested in learning about hand planes. The first meeting concentrated on the restoration/fettling of pre-war planes, primarily Stanleys. The second meeting was concentrated on what is sharp and how to get there...

I have the same problem with my Veritas planes, particularly in the hot, humid summers here. Camelia oil seems to help, but when it doesn't, the fine version of this does the trick: <http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=10509&cat=2,42194,40727>. On a slightly different note, have any...

After having tried the Hock blade with the big cap iron in the Stanley #5, there was a slight improvement, however not to the extent that was evident in the #3 and #4. When time permits, I will rexamine the frog seating and placement - it doesn't take much of a misalignment to affect performance.