How do you store chisels without dulling them?
wry-alder-67
Mine live in a drawer and I hear them clinking every time I open it.
dusky-reed-0
A bench that wobbles still teaches you more than a perfect one you never built.
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misty-birch-592 more
Flatten the sole of the plane first, everything else comes after.
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bright-lichen-52
Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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wild-alder-24
Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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dusky-lichen-791 more
Sharpening is the whole game. A sharp cheap chisel beats a dull expensive one.
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mossy-otter-91
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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slow-finch-342 more
Camellia oil on everything after use. Rust is the real enemy in a garage.
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still-heron-57
Same experience here.
The second time went a lot better once I stopped rushing it.
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slow-wren-31
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
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misty-alder-201 more
Go vintage. A rusty old plane cleaned up will outperform most new budget planes.
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rustling-sparrow-93
misty-alder-20 wrote:
Go vintage.
Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.