Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Something I'd like to see from Lee Valley.
James Watriss
>So, It occurs to me the other day... you know what would be an easy retrofit for a Lee valley plane? Mill two indentations on either side of a medium (or even the large) shoudler plane, and install a wheel style blade, such as is used on the wheel style marking gauges. Voila! Rabbet plane. Also better for trimming tenons, too.
Interesting
Jim in Burlington On
>But I think flawed. Small planes are hard to control then add a cutter on. Record 0778 is a mighty handy plane to use and have I'm sure they could improve on that and who know's maybe that's in the works.
What do you think Mr. Houghton?
Eric Hedberg
>Is he on to something or is it another one of those hare brained ideas? Although I would like to read Mr. Lee's copy on it in the catalog. "A quickly reproducing rotary rabbet cutter", perhaps or a "low angle lepus plane with two front teeth that chew through the toughest wood"? Kidding aside, perhaps a small "tooth" might be an interesting (if not already considered) idea. I'm with Jim, though, that we hold tight to see if there is a rabbit, er rabbet, er rebate? plane on the horizon. Eric (Mulling over his recent obsession with rabbits. Perhaps I should talk to my friend Harvey.)
Rabbits don't have wheels
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>and I've never heard of a rotifer plane.
I had one of those Craftsman rabbet planes with the wheel spurs, and it seemed like a pain in the (unmentionable on a family forum). Stanley's spur designs were better.
What....
Rob Lee
>.... and forego the chance to offer another plane??? :)
Our rabbet solutions will have skewed blades, as well as the requisite nickers and fences....
An' that's all you're getting out of me on that topic, 'till we're a bit closer...
Cheers -
Rob
(Interesting use of pluralization... ;) )
You sure?
Eric Hedberg
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In other words....
Eric Hedberg
>we shouldn't try to get into your nickers on this? Eric (OK I'm going for my coffee now)
Rob's suggesting
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>that you don't get your (k)nickers in a twist over it. Patience, Eric, patience.
Re: Rob's suggesting
Dave Anderson Chester, NH
>Ah Ha, Rob's up to his old teasing tricks again. I, for one, would expect no less from him. After all, a guy has to have some fun, and we all know that Rob has to have new meat for the outside back page of his flyers. If'n I had to bet, I'd say a cross between a #778 and an 044. Naturally with an adjustable throat width, a positive iron advancing wheel, and the hinted at skewed bed.
He probably won't answer us, but this could be a fun guessing game. To wit-- What'll be the configuration of the new LV rebate/filletster? Who wants to play?
Point conceded
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>but I bet you get a lot of tearout with one of those.
Time to start the betting pool
Eric Hedberg
>Have we got anyone good at setting odds lurking around here?* Eric *Employees and family members of Lee Valley employees and its held companies may not participate. You know who you are ;-)
Patience may be a virtue
Eric Hedberg
>but I don't think my (k)nickers are in a twist. Sometimes, though, I feel like I'm getting a bit of a wedgie;-0 Eric (Whose curiosity will yet get the best of him,)
Re: :-)
Lyn J. Mangiameli
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