My Head is Over Loaded

A question Jim...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>What methods are you going to retry? What's in the set that's making you rethink things?

Are they worth it to someone pretty versed in handtool use?

Re: My Head is Over Loaded

Brian Green

>His slow methodical style takes a little to get used to. I'm just now going back and re-reviewing that tapes and trying some of the things that he mentioned. The curved plane blade technique is really interesting but I'm not ready to commit my new LN 4.5 smoother's blade to the grind stone. The ruler trick is worth the price of the tape, though. The rob cosman dvd set is also worth looking at, both dovetails, and planing.

Now all you got to do is find some 1/4" float glass

BG remove the one for email

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Jim Shaver Oakville, Ont.

>Hi Scott,

I'm not sure, I am a novice with hand planes really, but the parts about how to set an iron and how to plane a hollow and remove unwanted aspects of high points and low points on a board edge and face were new to me. He also spends time going over how to plane out a twist in a board. I like the concept of "knowing" how thing a shaving is in order to calculate how much to plane off a board. he speaks about leaving a slight hollow on an edge and on the face, using the slope for reference when measuring or laying out details such as tenons.

Take care,

Jim

Re: My Head is Over Loaded

Frank D. in Montreal

>Hi all,

I haven't seen the DVDs but I've read just about everything DC has published. Unless he's changed his technique, I don't think you have to take a blade to a grinder to get the curve. On the contrary, i I remember correctly he advocates pressure on each side of the blade for 5 or 10 strokes on the 1000 (or so). This will get you a very slight curve. I use this technique and, while it does slightly reduce track marks and prevenets the corners from digging in, I have to wonder how much of a real curve is on my blade, because at half a thou and less I still get full-width shavings.

A disadvantage to the ruler trick is you have to do it each time. If you get a nice polish on a flat back right from the beginning it only takes a few swipes (on the back) on an 8000 after each stone (for the bevels) and you're done.

Frank

So, Jim, Where Might These

Bob Hutchins in central Texas

>DVD's be available other than at demonstrations at a LV store? Rob won't open one in TX :<(

I searched the LV site for DVD and didn't find them.

BobH

Re: My Head is Over Loaded

Brian Green

>Actually, he takes a pc of card like paper say 9" by 1/2" and 4-8 thou thick and places parallel on his stone and then takes 8-10 passes on the 800 grit... repeat on the other side. He says he takes about 0.2mm off on the sides. Then with finger pressure he takes strokes at off center position and then on the outsides...nothing on the center....at the 8000 grit stone he polishes at all positions....I should mention that he uses an eclipse jig and gives some specifics for his grinding angles...I haven't digested all that just yet.

BG

Re: So, Jim, Where Might These *LINK*

Brian Green

>I got mine through the link below. Happy with the service and no affilliation...


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Re: My Head is Over Loaded

Frank D. in Montreal

>Wow,

Looks like he has changed his ways! Thanks Brian, I'll have to get my hands on those DVDs soon.

Frank

Thanks, Brian!

Bob Hutchins in central Texas

>

That is because...

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>they are on the Lie-Nielsen site!

sorry jim didn't mean to hijack you thread

Brian Green

>

Sounds insteresting...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>I might have to check them out. Thank you, Jim.

No Problem...

Jim Shaver Oakville, Ont.

>I learnt Something from the answers to your question...

:-)

take care,

Jim