Folks we met on the Wet Coast Road Trip

And then there was Mr. Fish at the Grant's Pass...

Doug Evans

>He was none to Happy to see us...

We Dropped in to See Chris Laarman

Doug Evans

>as we passed through Corvalis, OR

And this Knight Fellow...

Doug Evans

>Took him right by surprise!

And a little later that afternoon John Economaki..

Doug Evans

>at Bridge City Tools.

I love this job!

Cheers,

Doug

Re: And then there was Mr. Fish at the Grant's Pas

Darrell in Oakville

>Ah, so it was a Fishing Trip! Well, Ok then. We sorely missed your lively banter at the Tools of The Trade Show, not to mention your wares. We consoled ourselves by torturing Doug Orr instead (insert evil grin).

Darrell

Wood Hoarder, Blade Sharpener, and Occasional Tool User

I'm Sorry I missed it...

Doug Evans

>Hi Daryll:

I think that's the first Pickering Tools of the Trades I have missed. I almost could have done it, had it not been for the need to sleep.

Hope to see you all in the fall.

Cheers,

Doug

OhMyGawd...

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>..it's the real Steve Knight! Hundreds of pictures posted over the years, and all we have seen is his hands (and lots of planes).

Oh My God!

Ernie Miller Topeka

>No wonder his planes work so well he's a tool Geek! Thanks Steve Thanks Doug.

The Adventures Of Ben and Doug

Jim Shaver, Oakville Ontario

>Hi Guys,

These are all excellent.....

I will be in the SF area on business in a few weeks, I hope to get over to the Tool Store..

Take care,

Jim

San Francisco...

Doug Evans

>Hi Jim:

If you are in the area, you are near Japan WW, The South Bay Area Galoots (Great Bunch O Guys), Sandor Nag., Woodwork Mag., etc.

Cheers,

Doug

You gotta be pretty persistent and tough

Doug Evans

>to do this full-time. Quirky yeah... Geeky... Nawww.

D

Re: Folks we met on the Wet Coast Road Trip *LINK*

Paul M. in San Diego

>I was happy to meet Ben when he did his swing through San Diego. I built a shoulder plane in the build that he held here, but I still haven't completed all of the final finishing steps. It's over 95% done though! Sorry I don't have any pictures yet!

This went much easier than my last attempt. I tried to build a Shepherd thumb plane and made a mess of the attempt. I posted about my mess about a year ago in the link below.

The shoulder plane went together wonderfully by comparison. I think this was a combination of 1) I was a little more careful this time and 2) there is so much more wood between the sidewalls that damaging the wood by beating too hard is almost impossible.

So thanks Ben for helping me escape from the exclusive club of ham-fisted morons who could not build one of your planes. I'm much happier in the company of all the other people who succeeded.


previous ham-fisted attempt

Re: Folks we met on the Wet Coast Road Trip

Wendell @ Murphy, TX

>The big questions Paul now, are you going to build the smoother you want from a kit or still look to someone else to build it?

Wendell

Re: Folks we met on the Wet Coast Road Trip

Paul M. in San Diego

>Hi Wendell,

I got a fantastic Knight 50 degree smoother for Xmas. I'm all set in the smoother department.

I'm only peripherally a member of the infill club. ;-)