First hand plane: vintage or new?
amber-sparrow-86
I have about 80 euros and a garage that smells like possibility. Where do I start?
late-clover-961 more
Camellia oil on everything after use. Rust is the real enemy in a garage.
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misty-rowan-88
late-clover-96 wrote:
Camellia oil on everything after use.
Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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copper-wren-276 more
Go vintage. A rusty old plane cleaned up will outperform most new budget planes.
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hollow-lichen-9
Small correction: it was the other way around, but the point still stands.
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pale-beech-101 more
copper-wren-27 wrote:
Go vintage.
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
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bright-lichen-52
pale-beech-10 wrote:
copper-wren-27 wrote:
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
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silver-clover-142 more
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.
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hollow-lichen-9
Saving this for later.
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wild-moth-35
Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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still-heron-602 more
A bench that wobbles still teaches you more than a perfect one you never built.
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misty-alder-201 more
Small correction: it was the other way around, but the point still stands.
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mossy-otter-91
misty-alder-20 wrote:
Small correction: it was the other way around, but the point still stands.
Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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bright-finch-36
Store chisels in a canvas roll. Cheap, quiet, and the edges stay safe.
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misty-birch-59
Watch a few videos, then turn them off and just make shavings for an hour.
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still-beech-51 more
Sharpening is the whole game. A sharp cheap chisel beats a dull expensive one.
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quiet-birch-65
still-beech-5 wrote:
Sharpening is the whole game.
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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bright-finch-361 more
Your first dovetails are supposed to be bad. Cut fifty and look again.
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gentle-hazel-48
Could you share a photo of how it turned out?
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wild-finch-701 more
Pull saws cut faster for me, but Western saws taught me better posture.
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bright-lichen-52
wild-finch-70 wrote:
Pull saws cut faster for me, but Western saws taught me better posture.
Small correction: it was the other way around, but the point still stands.
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silver-clover-141 more
A rusty vintage plane, cleaned and tuned, beats nearly every cheap new plane you can buy.
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pale-sedge-9
silver-clover-14 wrote:
A rusty vintage plane, cleaned and tuned, beats nearly every cheap new plane you can buy.
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
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gentle-lichen-541 more
Flatten the sole of the plane first, everything else comes after.
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gentle-reed-30
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.