A short history of the Stanley No. 4 en.wikipedia.org
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woven-beech-641 more
Store chisels in a canvas roll. Cheap, quiet, and the edges stay safe.
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quiet-alder-31
That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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misty-yarrow-354 more
Go vintage. A rusty old plane cleaned up will outperform most new budget planes.
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late-clover-96
misty-yarrow-35 wrote:
Go vintage.
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
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misty-yarrow-352 more
misty-yarrow-35 wrote:
Go vintage.
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
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slow-sedge-601 more
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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still-heron-57
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.
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dusky-fern-701 more
Flatten the sole of the plane first, everything else comes after.
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copper-hazel-52
Strong disagree, but I appreciate the write-up.
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misty-alder-204 more
Watch a few videos, then turn them off and just make shavings for an hour.
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copper-alder-133 more
misty-alder-20 wrote:
Watch a few videos, then turn them off and just make shavings for an hour.
Small correction: it was the other way around, but the point still stands.
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late-clover-962 more
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
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still-beech-5
late-clover-96 wrote:
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
Strong disagree, but I appreciate the write-up.
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dusky-reed-0
late-clover-96 wrote:
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.