glenn bradley
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Originally Posted by Frank Fusco
... I follow the plane threads only out of a sense of wonderment that folks get so excited over them.
I find using a well tuned plane to be every bit as rewarding as boring a flat bottomed hole on a 22.5* angle with a quality Forstner bit. A good chisel is right up there with a crisp edged router bit too .
I am all in favor of folks who collect 100 hand planes. Some folks are nuts for football; I don't understand it (indeed most frenzy over sports leaves me with that sense of wonderment) but that's OK. I used to collect musical keyboards, now I gather tools and wood . Both take up a lot of room and bring a lot of enjoyment but I couldn't do both. Let's all have fun.
... I follow the plane threads only out of a sense of wonderment that folks get so excited over them.
I'm guessing you've never actually used a well-tuned and sharpened plane?
I find using a well tuned plane to be every bit as rewarding as boring a flat bottomed hole on a 22.5* angle with a quality Forstner bit. A good chisel is right up there with a crisp edged router bit too .
I am all in favor of folks who collect 100 hand planes. Some folks are nuts for football; I don't understand it (indeed most frenzy over sports leaves me with that sense of wonderment) but that's OK. I used to collect musical keyboards, now I gather tools and wood . Both take up a lot of room and bring a lot of enjoyment but I couldn't do both. Let's all have fun.