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Outstanding, Alf. Very useful even for those who don't own LVs, particularly given the little 'dodges'. I take it that your aesthetic soul could stand no more... :lol: Jeremy

O.K., Alf, I'll make an effort :D . Maybe a few drinks might reveal the truth: in vino veritas :roll:. Jeremy

Ah, well, that's just the problem: I'm a chap with a chick's mitts, in the non-Mary Shelley sense. I also know that early Stanley totes fit my hand like a glove, and will soon lower my bench to a better height for planing with traditionally- shaped planes. In addition, I'll admit to aesthetic...

Alf, as ever, a cracking review! I've been very tempted by the LV bevels up, but that handle. What's a chap to do? Thanks for taking so much trouble for everyone's benefit. Again. Jeremy

Thanks, Frank! You've soled me :roll: . The query only came into my head while looking at Dunbar's Restoring, Tuning and Using Classic Woodworking Tools. In one photo, he's lapping a plane sole, while holding the plane by tote and knob. Jeremy

Derek, I hope you'll forgive me if this is a hijack. In Hack's The Handplane Book, and elsewhere, I've seen it suggested that, while lapping, the plane should not be held by knob and tote, but around the frog area. Is this what the rest of you do? I just wondered if, while lapping the sole...

Dear All, as some of you may recall from another thread, I need to repair the broken rosewood tote of an old plane. Here's the problem: once the tote is glued, and any gaps are filled, the hard filler (epoxy) may need to be stained, dyed or painted to make the repair blend in. Should the...

:shock: Outstanding workmanship, Pedro! Welcome to the forum. Jeremy

Aragorn, I can't answer your question myself, but when I was looking into using epoxy, I found some useful tips and guides, including advice on filling and fairing, on West System's site. Hope this helps. Jeremy

Alf, you've clearly put me in my place :lol: ! However, my comment that, was not meant to imply that I thought the x-cut was responsible for the kerf's fineness. Rather, my point was that such results can be achieved with a cross-cut configuration, despite the current view that only a rip...

Given Philly's impressive photo, and Derek's positive experience with a neo-xcut DT saw, it begs the question of whether the current vogue of using rip-cut dovetail saws is helpful. Whilst, of course, dovetailing is logically a ripping operation, generations of craftsman have used cross-cut...

I'm the only one who could be guilty of that, Frank! Besides, it wouldn't have become an interesting discussion without so many comments. Jeremy

Alf, I checked DC's sharpening tape last night, and found that he does exactly what you describe: Thus, having three bevels does, indeed, make sense. Philly, your suggestions are similarly helpful. I agree with other comments about the 'Ruler trick': it doesn't create a back bevel in any...

Dear All, thanks for your helpful comments. Mike, I do know the difference between the bevels, and, thus far, have worked as you suggest. My query stemmed from the concern that I might not be doing the 'right' thing: I wondered if the proper procedure required going back to the primary bevel...

Oh, deary me. I think I rather muddied the water by mentioning three bevels. Thus, let's remove the tertiary bevel from the equation. Hence, let's assume we have two normal, traditional bevels. Primary is 25; secondary = 30. Now, say, after having done some productive chiselling or planing...

Dear All, I'd welcome some advice on sharpening. My question is about honing a dull blade, and is doubtless evidence of dreadful ignorance :oops: . Say you have a chisel/iron with three bevels: 23deg., 25 & 30. When the tertiary bevel is just dulled (not nicked or otherwise damaged), can that...

Tony, Frank and Derek, thank you for your helpful posts. Derek, you did a super job on that tote, and I'm relieved that you didn't have to go to the trouble that I've suggested. It's occurred to me that, if refinishing both the tote and the handle, the knob ought to be sanded to a higher grit...

Ah, like that. :wink:

Alf, dear lady, spare your blushes: no harm done :D . Oh, by the way, how do you do that so-and-so-wrote-plus-a-quotation-in-blue-ink-thing? Jeremy

Cracking job. That one's definitely a keeper. Jeremy