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Gene
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dfinnecy,
I have about a half dozen similar planes I picked up in Taiwan 30 years ago. At the boat yard I hung out at, there was an old craftsman who built the wood masts. When finishing them, he'd walk to one end, sight along the mast, walk 40 feet, take a swipe with the plane, brush away the paper-thin trimming, and repeat. The guy was amazing. Fond memories of watching a master.
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EDIT: And yes. Setting the blade properly is a bitch.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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dfinnecy
Social climber
'stralia
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rSin,
Thanks for the pointers. I'm sure you're right, it's too small. I hadn't heard of a shooting board before. Some of the ones on this page look like a nice bit of woodwork on their own right:
http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/Setting%20Up%20and%20Using%20a%20Shooting%20Board4.html
But I do think a router jig is going to be the way to go.
Any pointers or recommended videos or instructions on sharpening the blades? The info I have seen is varied.
Gene
he'd walk to one end, sight along the mast, walk 40 feet, take a swipe with the plane, brush away the paper-thin trimming,
That would be awesome, I think I could do that all day.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Reilly...are those siding reliefs carved into the post...? OCD is sometimes mistaken for skill and perseverance..
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Here is the first knife I ever made. I'm still a noob, but I really enjoy it. Handle is a dyed maple burl with copper and brass mosaic tube.
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Thanks rSin, it is a stabilized wood. The rouge polish really brings out the color. Some of the wood out there makes me drool. Ordered some black buckeye burl today for my kitchen set I'm doing, it's some cool looking sh#t.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Meh, it's a blow and go frame in a subdivision. Not my kind of work, but it pays the bills.
At least I'm getting in shape. I trimmed and roofed the back half yesterday afternoon by myself. Five square on a five pitch.
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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Decided I want a better maple syrup evaporator this year (had been using a modified charcoal grill/smoker) and figured the way to go is a wood pellet fired rocket stove as the heat source. Got that part built today, and it looks like it burns ~8 pounds of pellets an hour while putting out ~70,000 BTU per hour. Interesting type of stove, as it gasifies the wood prior to burning, which means a very clean, efficient burn. Which is also why there are flames shooting out the top even though the actual burn is right below the feed hopper.
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MisterE
climber
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That is so freaking cool, adatesman!
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nah000
climber
canuckistan
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super interesting, adatesman...
thanks for the share.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Hey ekat...I wasn't putting Reilly down...You Gibroni you...
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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Yup, rSin. The wacky channel things on commercial evaporators are only there to maximize production by way of making it a continuous process rather than batch process (raw sap in one end/finished syrup out the other rather than boiling down one huge pot). Traditionally it was done in 3 cast iron cauldrons over open fires, so there'a absolutely no reason you can't do small amounts in a big pot in the kitchen. If you search back through this thread you'll find the DIY evaporator I used last year, which was simply 6" deep commercial steam trays sitting on my grill (with a bit of sheet metal and a chimney added...). Biggest difference is that batch process needs a longer boil, which means a darker, more flavorful syrup. Which is not necessarily a bad thing.
This year's version will be much the same, but purpose-built for improved efficiency since the modified grill thing was a bit of a PITA and I'm no longer swimming in seasoned firewood.
Oh, somehow missed putting a beer bottle in those pics for scale... The steel tube is 5" square, and the riser/chimney is 29" top to bottom.
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this just in
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north fork
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Feb 17, 2014 - 10:19am PT
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I got my wood in for my kitchen knife set. More like half of it, but at least I can start finishing some. They came in a 1 1/4" x 1 1/8" x 5" blocks and I cut them to 3/8" thick scales. This gives you enough wood to shape with the belt sander for the handles.
Stabilized Black Buckeye Burl
Ready for drill press
Epoxied and next step is a couple of hours of shaping the handle and then polish it. Hope to do that Wednesday.
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Euroford
Trad climber
Louisville, CO
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Feb 17, 2014 - 12:40pm PT
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i finally backed my yotajeep out of the garage under her own power.
1950 Willys CJ3a, now running on Toyota FJ60 axles, brakes and steering. the conversion was 100% fabbed and TIG welded here in the garage. also upgraded to 35" tires.
I still need to get the yota master cylinder in there so we have brakes. then the fab is done, and i just need to pull it all apart again for paint.
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Feb 17, 2014 - 02:17pm PT
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Second coat of oil on the nightstand and bed. I'll let it dry at least 72 hours, then a couple coats of lacquer, and ready for delivery. To Sacramento. 1000 miles away. Oy.
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dfinnecy
Social climber
'stralia
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Feb 17, 2014 - 05:07pm PT
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Hey this just in, your photo calls the buckeye 'stabilized'. What does that mean? Those knives will be beautiful.
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