Alan N. Graham comments:


> First and foremost - learn to sharpen. Your early efforts are often doomed
> to failure because the tools aren't sharp - can't function properly
because
> they aren't sharp - and the new user doesn't know how they should function
> or how to sharpen them.

I whole heartedly agree with Alan's observation.  I can recall a time soon
after deciding to use one of my first planes.  I had wanted to take off a
bit of the years worth of gouges, nicks, and grooves from my old maple bench
top.  I sure messed thast thing up and it took quite a while before i got
the plane to cut decently, or at least to what I thought was a decent cut.
Several years later I can flatten and smooth that same top in a few hours
rather that days and week, but I sure didn't know that was possible back
then.

Best Regards,
John

Getting ready to put the finish on a 14"W x 40"L x 33"H maple and black
walnut inlay table as the temp continues to drop in MichiGalootLand

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