Do you help me to understand??

[Midnight]

No-one in their right minds would use a scrub. The narrow, deep curve of the blade makes it a no-no, no?

OK... I'm trying real hard to see through this one... maybe I'm too tired; maybe it's the blonde roots but it's just not getting there. My own use of the scrub cut my average board prep time by as much as 80% with no detriment to the final quality of the finished board... This qualifies me as certifiable....???????

 

[Midnight]

The most obvious reason to wait is the SPECTACULARLY lower cost of thew Lee Valley.

I wonder if Karl Holtey would make a scrub... or perhaps Wayne Anderson would be cheaper!

L-N's current list price is $145 USD.... at current exchange rates that's around £76...

Now I know that there's import duty and VAT to add to that along with S&H.. but to my mind it works out as sweety money in comparrison with the £350-£450 for a half decent thicknesser...

in my neck o the woods... that's a no brainer...

 

[Alf]

No-one in their right minds would use a scrub. The narrow, deep curve of the blade makes it a no-no, no?

Shame on you Mike; bad editing for the quote. [-X What I said was:

Persons...use an adze to surface table tops and such. No-one in their right minds would use a scrub.

Meaning for the finished surface. Bet even you wouldn't claim you can get an acceptable finished surface with your scrub, although no doubt you'll try. :wink: Hmm, let's qualify that. You probably could, but you'd hardly be using it as a "scrub" any more, so it doesn't count. That's my decision - so there :lol:

Cheers, Alf

 

[Midnight]

Bet even you wouldn't claim you can get an acceptable finished surface with your scrub, although no doubt you'll try.

Ahhh... You mean your Mr Thompson has foind a niche market for a hewn finish.?? Kewl... I guess the guy lives to sand afterwards huh..?? As for whether I'd wanna try it... I think I'll give it a miss..

Not that I'm snobby but, as I already have the right tools to create the finish I prefer, it seems not only dumb but lazy not to use them... I ummmm... think I'll stick with doing things properly...

Each to their own I guess...

 

[MikeW]

Alf: Meaning for the finished surface

Boy do I miss a lot of the fun...

For the shop I built allong side our cabin in the big woods I used an adze to level the timbers for the beams following the broad axe that did the rough work.

For the bench tops the adze provided a surface that was comparable to a scrub for the initial flattening. I didn't have a scrub back then. But having used a scrub for the last several years I can testify that the adze was much faster.

Only difference now is the type of woods I work now. I can't imagine using the adze on Bubinga or Jatoba. But I do have some apple logs to prepare into planks. Maybe I'll do the work with the adze after splitting them apart.

I would have not given that adze a thought had it not been for reading this thread. And besides, it's been in the family for over a hundred years. It's time to dust it off.

Thanks!

 

[GEPPETTO]

I'd wish to understand what means the term "ned" refered to the blade. I haven't tried nothing in web translation.

Gabriele..

ned = Mk1 typo... it shoulda read "which end of the blade to sharpen"

Thanks a lot.