I said:
>> 	I was trying to avoid taking Ian Kirby's name in vain in this
>> discussion, but it seems to me that when dimensioning rough stock it 
>> is
>> a major advantage to be able to secure the piece in such a way that it
>> can be worked without worrying about it sliding around.

Then on Friday, August 29, 2003, at 12:53 PM, Dean Roehrich wrote:
> Seems I recall that Kirby has stated, in both books and magazine 
> articles,
> that he uses only a #7 jointer and a #4 1/2 smoother.  I take this to 
> mean he
> doesn't dimension rough stock with hand tools.

	You are correct.  And that's what I was trying to imply, without 
getting beat on for appearing to direct criticism at my betters.  I 
agree that it is good convergence of forces when you can accomplish 
what you want by planing only against a stop.  But I can't agree that 
such a system is adequate for scrubbing/rough dimensioning.  And what 
Galoot could agree that all you need is two bench planes?
		Tom Holloway