For you lefties out there... *LINK*

Re: For you lefties out there...

Lloyd Robins

>Doesn't Lyn say that the right hand is for lefties and the left hand is for righties. I think that I just confused myself, but I think that that was the main point of an earlier post.

Re: For you lefties out there...

Jim in Burlington

>Yep and works like a charm for us Right handers that can only see out of our left eye. The blade left porter cable saw is the cats meow also.

Re: For you lefties out there...

Paul Barnard

>It's about time they got it right. I'm a right hander and that 'left hander' is the one I would use. I use my right hand to hold the plane my left to hold the work and then the skew works to keep the plane tight on the shoulder. I have never worked out why the existing plane was deemed right handed.

Re: For you lefties out there...

William R. Duffield on the Cohansey

>You need both! Grain goes both ways. Which plane fits your hand better depends on whether you are using it to raise panels, cut rabbets, trim shoulders, trim cheeks, or throw at cats.

Yes!

Lyn J. Mangiameli

>

Don't you know it...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>And it's sweet! Waxed polished and honed mine on Thurs! Now all I need is a right handed one! Drool....

jeez...

Christopher Fitch @ Memphis

>at this rate, all this drooling and gloating is going to convince me to buy one...

Re: throwing at cats

Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>Wouldn't I need a couple dozen if I was throwing them at cats? Otherwise I would always be running after them after I've thrown them. Plus, I don't think the #140 is the best choice for throwing; it has too many fragile parts, I would think the 60-1/2R would be better suited.

Re: throwing at cats *LINK*

Mark Meier (Ann Arbor, MI)

>I believe they're working on chisels for this purpose. It's my understanding that their design makes them perfect for either right or left handed users. A quick email to Tom L-N to verify wouldn't hurt however. While you're at it -- ask him when the heck they'll be available.

Mark


Cat Chaser

Re: For you lefties out there...

Dan Donaldson

>Don't use a plane to throw at cats. It is too hard to get enough velocity to do any good. Double O buck works much better ;-)

Re: throwing at cats

William Duffield on the Cohansey

>I suppose it depends on whether you are really trying to hit them (not recommended, because it can damage both the cat and the tool) or just scare them off.

Actually, the best hand tool WMD (Weapon for Meow Deterrence) is a #8C.

Re: For you lefties out there...

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>I just get out of the way and let the fastest bench dog in the west do his work. Good for squirrels, rats, snakes, birds on occasion, too.

Pam

OT: Cat chasing

Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

>I just yell, "CAT", and the four-pack of bench dogs goes tearing around the yard, barking. Sometimes, they even go in the right direction.

(BTW, I like well-behaved cats that stay out of my yard, and do not try to ambush birds by hiding under the dove feeder)

Re: OT: Cat chasing

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>I like cats, have lived with them for years, figure it's all fair game to all involved. Bounder is the first real hunter I've had, a sight hound, so agile, fast, and fastidious that I think he's not far from cats on the evolutionary tree. Anyhow, he's taught me a valuable lesson: if hunting alone, always go for something smaller than yourself.

Pam

Re: OT: Cat chasing

Bruce, a MN Galoot

>Pam, I know you are or were into motorcycles, so this might apply to you. Among the long distance motorcyclists, the saying is "don't eat anything that is too big to eat in one sitting."

Bruce, an old goldwing rider.

Re: OT: Cat chasing

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Now I've been a long distance biker, but never heard that saying. I suppose if you didn't want to carry partially eaten kill on the bike.... :)

Pam

correction

Bruce, a MN Galoot

>it's "Don't KILL anything that's too big to eat in one sitting."

Aha! That makes a lot more sense. :)

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>

Why waste all that effort

Bob Hackett

>retrieving said cat chasers(tools) when one can solve the problem by simply re-inventing the catapult?Tails make excellent handholds providing one is wearing either chainmail or a falconer`s glove. ;^)

Mainely,Bob-Who`s glad his cat,Elvira,can`t read.(they really can`t,can they?)

Cat tails

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Our last generation of cats was raised from birth to accept being grabbed by the tail as they tried to scurry outside. I was quite shocked when I did the same with a friend's cat, when cat-sitting, and the darn thing like to take my hand off.

Our current princess is a mongrel with some Manx in her, so we can't do that: no tail.

Re: Cat tails

Todd Hughes

>I used to have to many barn cats on the farm and I was always to delicate to be able to kill small kittens. Never had much luck running an add in the paper for " Free Barn Cats". Then one time I saw some Manx cats for sale and I hit on the idea of cutting the tails off our kittens when they were born,[had a girlfriend that made ear rings out of the tails...kind of neat !] and then later running an add for "Free Manx Kittens". Got rid of them all everytime. Did have a woman come back once and say that when her "Manx" cat had kittens they had tails. I told her sometimes it skips a generation and that tailed Manx cats are quite rare and desirable. Think that made her happy.....Todd

Re: OT: Cat chasing

Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

>I thought it was, "Do not eat anything bigger than your head."

Thanks Todd...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>I needed a good laugh this morning. Tailed Manx's... LMAO!

Re: OT: Cattails

William Duffield on the Cohansey

>There is an exception to that rule, which kind of coincides with Todd's Manx solution to the "problem." I had a friend who would scan the want-ads for "Kittens Free to a Good Home". A lot more conscientious approach than paying for otherwise upstanding rodents to feed your python, and Lonnie would agree, I'm sure.

Blackdawg, Chief of Security, being a master of disguises, has a full length tail, so I have to make up stories about what race of genetically engineered wolf he is. Spaniels are supposed to have their "tails cut short and their ears cut long," and I guess PITA would get on your case if you told young children that you tortured puppies by cutting off their tails, without anesthesia.