IndyFest Hand Plane Competition Update
John Weber - GO BUCKS!
>Ok Guys, I hope everyone coming to IndyFest April 30th is getting their hand planes sharpened and ready to go. I spent a couple hours tonight in the shop tonight and was able to get some decent full length/full width shavings from some 2� cherry a little over 4� long. There is a nasty knot on the end, so that was a bit of a challenge. I hope to secure the contest wood next week and right now I�m thinking either 6/4 or 8/4 straight grain cherry. Initially I was thinking 4� would be plenty, but to create I bit more of a challenge; I think 6� stock would be better. I�m also working on a tie breaker, so if you have any ideas I would like to hear them. Here was one of my shavings from tonight. I can�t really get a good measurement with my digital caliper, so I�m not sure how thin, but I�m guessing in the .001 range. So get those planes ready. I�ll talk to Ray and firm up the time and judging for the contest. I might also need a couple volunteers to help everything run smoothly, if you are interested, let me know. And finally thanks again to our prize sponsors: Knight Toolworks, Lee Valley & Veritas, and Lie-Nielsen Toolworks for the wonderful prizes.
John