Saying Good-Bye to a Veritas LA Block Plane

11/10/05, 6:05 PM #1

Hoa Dinh in Alameda
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Saying Good-Bye to a Veritas LA Block Plane

Hoa Dinh in Alameda

>Last night, I sharpened the LA blades for my Veritas block plane the last time. Soon, it's no longer mine.

Afterward, I gave the plane a good coat of wax, put it in the plane sock, wrapped it in bubble pack, and placed it in a box. The extra HA blade, the front knob & tail ball, the chamfer guide, all cleaned and wrapped in bubble pack, joined the plane later.

I looked at them the last time, then taped the box, and wrapped it carefully.

Then on a piece of paper, I wrote down, "Happy Birthday, David." and taped it to outside of the box.

Yes. Today is my son's 10th birthday. He still doesn't know that I'm taking off from work at 1:00 and will show up home with a cake.

I'm not sure who's happier, he or I.

-- Hoa

Re: Saying Good-Bye to a Veritas LA Block Plane

11/10/05, 7:09 PM #2

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
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Ahhh man...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Glad your happy about it Hoa. Maybe he'll let you borrow it when you get lonely for it.

Hope he (and you) have a Happy B-day.

Re: Saying Good-Bye to a Veritas LA Block Plane

11/10/05, 9:43 PM #3

Derek
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Derek

>Hoa,

Be careful you don't spoil that kid! You should have given him an antique Stanley - then you could have called it a "plane old gift"!

Just kidding :>)

Re: Saying Good-Bye to a Veritas LA Block Plane

11/11/05, 8:38 PM #4

Hank Knight from SC
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You're a lucky man, Hoa.

Hank Knight from SC

>And your son is a lucky kid. He will treasure your gift today and even more fifty years from now.

Re: Saying Good-Bye to a Veritas LA Block Plane

11/12/05, 2:25 AM #5

Jack Guzman from Maine
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Nice

Jack Guzman from Maine

>Hoa,

That is an awesome gift.He'll probably cherish that plane above all others. Whenever you post about David I read it to my 10 year old grandson hoping it will inspire him to spend more time in my shop.You both are lucky to have each other.---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

Re: Saying Good-Bye to a Veritas LA Block Plane

11/12/05, 8:01 AM #6

Hoa Dinh in Union City
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You should see...

Hoa Dinh in Union City

>his face when he opened the box and saw the plane. His smile was worth a zillion $.

He had used the plane before but the plane imediately went back into a drawer in my workbench when he was done. He'd always wanted one to call his own and even had it on his Christmas wishlist.

After the little birthday party, he cleaned up a drawer in his workbench for the new treasures. I gave him a little lecture on bevel-up vs. bevel-down planes, and how he should match the cutting angle with the material. The next lecture (probably Sunday) will be how to tune the plane and sharpen the blade.

It was fun.

-- Hoa

Saying Good-Bye to a Veritas LA Block Plane

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