Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Garrett Hack's wooden handled #7
Paul Erickson
>I was just looking through Garrett Hack's Classic Hand Tools book, and on page 118 it shows a picture of him using a #7 with a shooting board, and he refers to a "shop made wooden handle". Given the fact that most of it is hidden by his hand, does anyone know any more details about it's construction? Anyone know how to get ahold of him? Google searches show plenty of references, but I have not been able to find an email address.
Thanks in advance.
No, just speculating wildly
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>The trouble with pushing on the frog-and-iron assembly is that there's a lot of corners and hurty parts. It looks like the handle slips over the side of the body and against the back of the frog-and-iron, so you get, if not padding, at least smooth surfaces against which to push.
Hurty parts?
John Clifford
>Good description made me laugh :)
Re: No, just speculating wildly
Dan Clermont in Burnaby
>I agree with Bill
I had some hurty parts on my palm last week after shooting some maple. Helps to keep a sharp blade.
The hurt is now gone
Dan Clermont
Re: Hurty parts?
Steve Kubien
>Right up there with booboo's and ouchies. Can use "THE @$!#&# THING THAT F$#!@^*# UP YOUR FINGERS" when you use the tool if there are kids around. DAMHIKT
Steve Kubien
Incidentally
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>I have this vague memory of a thread in which someone took a regular bench plane tote and screwed it to the cheek of a plane to hold onto when using on the shoot board. I don't know how hard that would be.