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21731 | Colin Montoya-Lewis <colinml@r...> | 1997‑07‑10 | Thanks (was: scraper planes) |
Thanks to everyone who responded to my scraping question. I'm currently building a walnut dining table for a customer, and I'm faced with flattening almost 50 sq. feet of gnarly-grained top. I'm wavering between hauling the top (it's 1 1/2" thick and ooh so heavy) off to the local wide belt sander guy or (gulp) buying a #112. Figures this plane would turn into a priceless artifact just as *I* need one. As far as I can tell, there really isn't anything else available that has a long enough sole to make flattening wide expanses less exasperating. The LN scraper seems a little too petite. I have a #80 that has gotten me out of a few scrapes (yuk yuk), but I don't think this is up to the task afore me. Also, someone pointed out that I forgot to do my bio before asking a question. Well, here's a quicky: I was born.... (just kidding). I make furniture for a living, and I work in a converted barn on our farm south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Someone asked about my name: I was Colin Lewis and my wife was Raquel Montoya before we got married. We took each other's names, so now we're both Montoya-Lewis. I'm not a collector, but tools do seem to figure largely in my life. -Colin -- ************************************* Montoya-Lewis Woodworks Albuquerque, New Mexico http://www.rt66.com/~colinml/index.htm |
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21736 | eric coyle <ecoyle@c...> | 1997‑07‑10 | Re: Thanks (was: scraper planes) |
At 10:10 PM 7/9/97 -0600, Colin Montoya-Lewis wrote: >Thanks to everyone who responded to my scraping question. . Figures this plane >would turn into a priceless artifact just as *I* need one. A >************************************* >Montoya-Lewis Woodworks >Albuquerque, New Mexico >http://www.rt66.com/~colinml/index.htm > **************************************************************************** *********** And fer the uninitiated, , Colin is simply re-iterating the corollary to the oldtool axiom #2 "They ain't makin (some of) em any more" which is well worth re-iterating, particulary to SWMBOS....... "buy 'em well before you need them" and a sub-corollary ( known to only those who have bought neat spokeshaves only to find out they're really leatherworking tools.... BUT, unlikely to wash with the S/O, so remains as a mantra mumbled or chanted only by those so afflicted.....) "buy' em before you know what they are" Eric C who was gonna use "SWMBO" but opted for S/O in deference |
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21771 | James Foster <jaf@M...> | 1997‑07‑10 | Re: Thanks (was: scraper planes) |
Colin Montoya-Lewis wrote: > > Thanks to everyone who responded to my scraping question. I'm currently > building a walnut dining table for a customer, and I'm faced with > flattening almost 50 sq. feet of gnarly-grained top. I'm wavering > between hauling the top (it's 1 1/2" thick and ooh so heavy) off to the > local wide belt sander guy or (gulp) buying a #112. Figures this plane > would turn into a priceless artifact just as *I* need one. As far as I > can tell, there really isn't anything else available that has a long > enough sole to make flattening wide expanses less exasperating. The LN > scraper seems a little too petite. I have a #80 that has gotten me out > of a few scrapes (yuk yuk), but I don't think this is up to the task > afore me. Welcome!! The recent FWW that had a 112 on the cover showed the author's long bed variation of a 12 1/2 scraper. He basically removed the existing sole and stuck the body into a larger wood framework. It sounded like a good idea to me, and if I ran into a 12 1/2 I'd do the same with it. How about trying to rent a YB infill jointer from one of the better heeled denizens of the group? B^) B^) Seriously, from those who own an infill jointer, would it be suitable for this type of work? I assume we're talking about flattening while minimizing tearout so that further work to get a finish surface with either a scraper or a YB smoother would be minimal. WRT the cost of the 112, ya gotta predict the market, of course! B^) I'm not sure it'd be the best way to flatten a large expanse (vs. using a good jointer) but is easier to keep things flat than with a 80 or even a 12. A 12 is a pretty good alternative, though. Paddy's ex one does a wonderful job B^) B^) B^). |
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21788 | Williams, Anthony <williamsa@a...> | 1997‑07‑10 | RE: Thanks (was: scraper planes) |
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