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1st Post, B-Day gloat

Rich McNabb

>All the posts about new birthday presents convinced me to make my first post. For my just past birthday I received a Knight coffin smoother with Japanese blade (Wife), a couple of Japan Woodworker mortise chisels (1/4" and 3/8", Matsumura), a JW blue steel 1/4" bench chisel, Glen-Drake hammer 9oz, Veritas bevel gauge, and a Ryoba saw (Nice parents and in-laws).

In the last year I've also received or purchased a LN #5, a Samuari dozuki, a flush cut saw, Marples chisels, engineers squares, a marking knife and Tite-Mark III. I've got Shaptons in 1k, 5k, and 8k with a DMT course/extra course diamond plate.

Although I think I have built up a decent collection, I'm pretty new to woodworking esp. handtools. My questions are:

1) Is anyone in the Los Angeles (San Gabriel Valley)area interested/willing to help me with tool tuning?

2) What would be recommended next tool purchases? (I'm guessing LA block plane)

3) What's the best tool for putting a ~1/8 radius on an edge?

I've really enjoyed reading this forum over the last couple months. It would be nice to meet any local LA people to put a face to the name.

Thanks,

Rich in South Pasadena, CA

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Lloyd Robins

>Wow, what a haul! Happy birthday. I live just over the hill in Lancaster, but I am still a newbie also. There are a couple of colleges in your area that have classes. Ceritos College in Norwalk is one of them. Good Luck!

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Clay C in Miami

>That all sounds like fine, top-drawer stuff ... except for the Marples chisels ... ? Might not be long before the edge-holding difference between them and your one JW bench chisel sends the Marples to duty opening paint cans.

Yes, you need the LN 60.5. I would vote for the 'regular' 60.5, not the 60.5R - the rabbeting ability would be nice, but the adjustable mouth is more valuable to me.

Is your Glen-Drake hammer one of the chisel hammers or one of his plane hammers? (since I didn't see any wooden planes on your list, I'll assume it's the former - and 9 oz. ... must be.)

And - welcome!

Clay

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Fellow So-Cal Neander

Rossmoor Galoot

>Rich,

Welcome to the forum! I live in North Orange County and second Lloyd's comments concerning Cerritos College. They offer a course called "Woodworking with Handtools" which is top notch and since this is a community college the cost of the class is a bargain (I won't tell you about how much the other tools you will want to purchase will set you back). Nothing has contributed as much to my slide down the slippery slope as learning how to properly tune handtools. I also learned how to hand cut dovetails and built a tool tote using only handtools. It now sits proudly in my living room filled with some appropriate neander books.

If you want a bump start on tuning, I can help. Ping me off-line.

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