Help pick my birthday gift (longish)

Re: Help pick my birthday gift (longish)

Patrick Gibbons, Bayou City, TX

>If you can't think of what you need, how could we? I don't mean to sound insulting but I do think that only you can decide what tools you need. If you can't think of what to buy, then you probably don't need anything. Perhaps the money would be better used on wood and supplies to put the tools you have to use. Buy some one-of-a-kind wood and build a magnum opus.

Re: Help pick my birthday gift (longish)

Dan Moening

>I have no idea what level of woodworker you are so bear with me in my suggestion.

I'm as guilty as the next guy when it comes to time to spend wwing dollars. My hobbyist shop is well enough equipped now to do all the things necessary to build whatever I may wish.

What's missing is ability. That's not to say that I don't consider myself accomplished. I have afterall built a few pieces acceptable enough to grace my home ;^).

If an amount of money were made available to me now I wouldn't hesitate to find training of some kind...a bowl turning class, marquetry, handcut dovetails, etc.

I'm within a {semi}local distance to David Marks, College of the Redwoods, Palomar School, Yueng Chan, etc. to avail of their services.

Personally, I would jump at the change to refine my existing skills under the instruction of a "master", or expand my existing skillset.

Or, even buy a stock of timber that I couldn't normally afford...

Enjoy your decision whatever it may be!

Dan.

Get one of Wayne Anderson's planes *LINK*

Eric Hedberg

>A small but special plane that you and your dad can choose the design of. Have Wayne date and engrave it. Make it the family heirloom to be passed on. Everytime you look and use it there will be a connection to past and future and as one of a kind, it will be special in its own right. Eric (Missing his dad)


http://www.andersonplanes.com/

Is that $500 AUS or US?

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>$220 The opposite-hand Rosewood LN 140 with Nicker

$195 The Rosewood LN 98/99 Side Rabbet Planes

$75 LN Small Bronze Spokeshave



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$490 Total

Hey, this is fun!

Re: Help pick my birthday gift (longish)

Jack Guzman from Maine

>Another possibility that you might want to look at would be a Sherpherd tool co. infill kit.Get a new plane and a new skill in one shot.---Jack

SHEPHERD(sp.)

Jack Guzman from Maine

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How about some

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>HNT's?

I think that since your right there in Sydney they'd be easy to come by.

I was in Sydney several years ago and visited a shop on IIRC Gowens St. The propetier demo'd a HNT scraper plane on a piece of Jarrah and it left it super smooth. I meant to go back and buy it later on but never made it back. :~(

Another suggestion would be books/videos/DVDs on and about old hand tools, or whatever interests you. Lots of good information out there.

By my standards $500 is allot of money for a birthday, so I'm thinking hey, why not buy something really neat for Dad as well as a sort of thank-you gift for him letting you use his shop/tools?

Todd O.

Great idea, Thanks Eric

Ian in Sydney

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