Rob Lee":d7aw0qfy said:
Despite the leg pulling going on here, there is a new beading tool about to hit the streets.
Well now, ain't that interesting. I am kind of a fan of beading ... I just like the look, especially on backing boards, etc. I can get kind of carried away but try to keep it under control
I have:
- A Veritas Beading Tool. This works well, and the blades are made well. Being a scratch stock, it is damn slow; too slow for shiplapped backing boards, but fast enough for smallers bits o'beads. A lovely sharp quirk. Its biggest flaw is that being one handed, it tends to twist a little if you are doing hard wood, espeically if you are doing something wacky like beading around shaped maple where it goes cross the end-grain (which will stress your tool and try your patience). You then tend to grip too hard and get hand cramps. But all in all, a good tool.
- A LN Bronze Beading Tool. Extremely lovely blades and I like the two handled design. I think the fence design is flawed and tends to shift. The two handled design is definitely better then the Veritas for doing long straight sections, but I have found it isn't nearly as maneuverable for small detail work as the Veritas. As a result, these two complement each other nicely.
- A set of beading planes (probably 8?). Got these from Inchmark. These are very nice and, if you need to bead a lot o straight runs, they are wonderful. Butt ... the ones I got are bedded at 45 degrees and have a bit of a fat quirk for my tastes (not as fat as a router bit, but not the wonderful delicate one either). Probably designed for softwood that is being painted over. Of course, it doesn't go 'round shapes or do very delicate careful work. But I do enjoy using them.
- Got a bunch of router bits too....
So, I got a lot of beading stuff. I might even have a beading problem. Am I gonna be buying more, Rob? It will be really interesting to see what you fellars have come up with. I've already been poking around for a set of york pitch or higher beading planes (they do a much nicer bead then a router bit) with a fine quirk.
