tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743847827965835115.post6824321376039216469..comments2023-06-26T03:54:57.083-07:00Comments on The Joiner's Apprentice: Flattening Glued Boards, Motion Towards Packing Box #2upriverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16831787533348044017noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743847827965835115.post-72833455585167247312011-10-07T18:42:03.872-07:002011-10-07T18:42:03.872-07:00Grumpy Joel - Thanks for stopping by. I'm not...Grumpy Joel - Thanks for stopping by. I'm not too far from you. If you need inspiration I certainly suggest ordering a copy of The Joiner and Cabinet Maker, or the Anarchist's Toolchest. They will both leave you itching to work with hand tools. The lack of dust has been great, at the end of the day I just sweep the shavings aside, wipe down the tools with oil, and call it a day. Its also excellent to not need ear protection, and even listen to music or horrible talk radio while working. I post sporadically since I have a toddler to raise and "dayjob" work, but hopefully soon I will get these boxes done and move on to more interesting dovetailed schoolboxes.upriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831787533348044017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743847827965835115.post-18048744273729915432011-10-07T18:34:28.664-07:002011-10-07T18:34:28.664-07:00Just found your blog yesterday, and I've been ...Just found your blog yesterday, and I've been working my way though all of your old posts. Nice work! <br /><br />As an aspiring woodworker, this is just the inspiration that I need. I've recently moved, and had to give up my shop. Wherever I end up next, due to financial constraints, I'll probably not have room for a big, messy, loud shop.... but since I've been interested in learning more about using hand tools, this seems like a good opportunity! Less noise, less dust. Sounds good to my wife :0)<br /><br />Keep up the good work, and I'll keep being voyeur woodworker...<br /><br />- Joel, recently of Portland, ORGrumpy Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892378462455520349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743847827965835115.post-11688638141616951252011-10-03T10:29:41.814-07:002011-10-03T10:29:41.814-07:00Here's a thread discussing this very topic:
h...Here's a thread discussing this very topic:<br /><br />http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?6356-Hand-Plane-storage....upriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831787533348044017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743847827965835115.post-38108198681547347962011-10-03T10:21:50.316-07:002011-10-03T10:21:50.316-07:00Ches- thanks for the kind words. What a treat it ...Ches- thanks for the kind words. What a treat it must have been to work with Roy. I hope to take a class with him, or at least visit his school, at some point in the next year or two. <br /><br />Regarding bench planes, thats almost a matter of religious debate. I've found that by setting them gently onto the relatively soft workbench, there is no discernible effect on the bench top or the plane iron. When I am finished working for more than a few minutes, I do habitually roll the iron back up inside the plane. I store them at an angle in a till, where the soles are slightly lifted off the surface.upriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831787533348044017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743847827965835115.post-2205753481258022492011-10-03T10:17:04.268-07:002011-10-03T10:17:04.268-07:00Beautiful work and I like your blog a lot. I have ...Beautiful work and I like your blog a lot. I have even included it in Blogs I Like on my site (shameless self-promotion). At various points in my life I have done woodworking and even worked with Roy at Colonial Williamsburg in the summer of 1980 as one of those guys who wear the silly uniforms. Roy is an amazing person, maybe the smartest person I have ever known. I learned a tremendous amount.<br />At any rate one small point that I believe I learned from Roy- never set your plane down with the knife on the bottom. Put it on it's side. If I am wrong about this please correct me. Otherwise keep up the good work. I think it is important to keep alive traditional arts and crafts, and it is great to see the work that Roy has promoted carried on.Cheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214918997716742448noreply@blogger.com