Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Yard plane
Jack Guzman from Maine
>This picture is of a couple of modified riding lawnmowers (by Alan Bradstreet)one of which will be entered in the 4th of July parade in Freeport Maine. Sorry about the picture quality. I had to butcher it to fit it here.---Jack
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Nemo Tools
>That's actually pretty neat! I'll bet those were hard to make. How'd he do it and what are they made of? Especially the knob and tote. They can't be solid. They have to be hollow. Right?
Oh, and by the way, there's clearly not much to do in Freeport, Maine.
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Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs
>Jack, if you bought that "yard plane" you're in for a heck of a time sharpening that iron.....ain't never seen a stone that wide. ;>)
Re: Yard plane
Jack Guzman from Maine
>I got that from today's newspaper(Portland Press Herald).There was no story,only a caption with the information I already gave.---Jack
must be one knarly yard
Tom Sontag - St. Louis
>That's a pretty high angle on the iron. I would have figured grass was easier than that. Cool.
Blade flattening....yikes!
Dave (Arlington, VA)
>I'd sure hate to have to flatten the back of the blade goes with that ! :-)
Dave
I wonder if...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond,CA
>They use a rip or crosscut saw mower. Boy o boy I hope that's not a A2 iron in the plane... talk about a sharpening chore.
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William Duffield, on the Cohansey
>The one on the left sure wouldn't work on my yard. I'd need to use a scrub for a couple of years at least before ever considering a york pitch wide bodied smoother.