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PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:35 pm 
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well, i agree with you, but buying and tuning an old plane is also a nice exercise onto itself, and will give you a better understanding of plane mechanics and functioning. also, there is a lot of info (books, forums, internet) to help you along the way. even if not for now, maybe you can restore a nice find later on, it´s a great satisfaction to work with something you helped bring back to life! i´m about to restore a lovely 112 scraper plane that i got for 70 bucks!

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Tai Fu wrote:
But I take it you have no power tools, not even a hand hell power drill?

I'd be happy with even one decent plane... the only plane they sell in Taiwan are those Chinese stuff and I am used to the Western style plane.



Um sorry to disappoint you Tai, but me got a full blown shop for making all kinds of sawdust. Its all old stuff, just like me....but like, me it all works...well sorta, sometimes, when me feels like it. laughing6-hehe

But as me getting on me finding hand tools are easier on me head.

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I always like to read your eloquent prose, Todd. Just one question: what do you mean by "pushing a tool to its limits" in this context? is it planning "troublesome woods"? just curious.

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Ok, thanks! I´ve only planed spruce and quarter-sawn spanish cedar and EIRW, and i already found those difficult.

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