Comments on: I think I can- I think I can… http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:27:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Fidgen http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can.html#comment-516 Tom Fidgen Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:21:24 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=2141#comment-516 Well said Rick... I'm going to pick up a toothed blade one of these days...its on my list! For now the high angle is working for me. thanks again. Well said Rick…
I’m going to pick up a toothed blade one of these days…its on my list!
For now the high angle is working for me.
thanks again.

]]> By: rick barnes http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can.html#comment-515 rick barnes Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:19:53 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=2141#comment-515 I am working some hard maple with a bit of curl in it right now. I was just thinking that nothing makes you appreciate a really nice piece of pin or cherry like a chunk of maple. Anyway, I have had some good luck using my Lie Nielsen No. 62 with the toothed blade, and then going straight to a Stanley No. 80 cabinet scraper. It's still a bunch of work, but it's good work and it beats a trip to the gym. Rick I am working some hard maple with a bit of curl in it right now. I was just thinking that nothing makes you appreciate a really nice piece of pin or cherry like a chunk of maple. Anyway, I have had some good luck using my Lie Nielsen No. 62 with the toothed blade, and then going straight to a Stanley No. 80 cabinet scraper. It’s still a bunch of work, but it’s good work and it beats a trip to the gym.

Rick

]]> By: Tom Fidgen http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can.html#comment-514 Tom Fidgen Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:28:32 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=2141#comment-514 Brandon- good to hear from you and happy to know the book is available at Barnes and Nobles- enjoy! Brandon-
good to hear from you and happy to know the book is available at Barnes and Nobles-
enjoy!

]]> By: Brandon Skidmore http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can.html#comment-513 Brandon Skidmore Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:46:17 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=2141#comment-513 I am very inspired by your work. I am a beginning furniture maker in the Salt Lake City area and am dreaming of doing this on my own to make a living but am having trouble figuring out how to price pieces. Anyway I just bought your book after the 5th time sitting in the barnes and nobles cafe and reading pieces of it. I enjoy your work and am glad that I stumbled upon your book. Thanks I am very inspired by your work. I am a beginning furniture maker in the Salt Lake City area and am dreaming of doing this on my own to make a living but am having trouble figuring out how to price pieces. Anyway I just bought your book after the 5th time sitting in the barnes and nobles cafe and reading pieces of it. I enjoy your work and am glad that I stumbled upon your book. Thanks

]]> By: Tom Fidgen http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can.html#comment-512 Tom Fidgen Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:34:06 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=2141#comment-512 thanks for the comment Bob, As you said, seems like the higher the angle the more difficult the push...the iron is ground at 50 degrees and then a secondary bevel is honed so my cutting angle is actually closer to 55. This combined with the 12 degree bed of the block plane (as well as my bevel up planes) is creating an effective pitch somewhere in the 65 to 70 degree range...any higher than that and it would be a scraper! ;) as for the new site and the font, I too have found it a little more difficult to read and will look into increasing the size. cheers! thanks for the comment Bob,

As you said, seems like the higher the angle the more difficult the push…the iron is ground at 50 degrees and then a secondary bevel is honed so my cutting angle is actually closer to 55. This combined with the 12 degree bed of the block plane (as well as my bevel up planes) is creating an effective pitch somewhere in the 65 to 70 degree range…any higher than that and it would be a scraper! ;)
as for the new site and the font, I too have found it a little more difficult to read and will look into increasing the size. cheers!

]]> By: Bob Passaro http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can.html#comment-511 Bob Passaro Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:16:03 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=2141#comment-511 Yeah, nice work planing that wood. I need to regrind an old block plane iron to a higher angle and give that a try. 50 degrees certainly looks like it worked well. Have you ever tried and even steeper angle, say 55? Probably gets increasingly harder to push the steeper you get? Anyway, nice work. (On another note entirely, I really like your new site, but I do find the type a little small and the lines of type rather long. Maybe it's just my eyes getting old, but I just thought I'd pass it on.) Keep up the good work. Yeah, nice work planing that wood. I need to regrind an old block plane iron to a higher angle and give that a try. 50 degrees certainly looks like it worked well. Have you ever tried and even steeper angle, say 55? Probably gets increasingly harder to push the steeper you get? Anyway, nice work. (On another note entirely, I really like your new site, but I do find the type a little small and the lines of type rather long. Maybe it’s just my eyes getting old, but I just thought I’d pass it on.) Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Tom Fidgen http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can.html#comment-510 Tom Fidgen Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:53:01 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=2141#comment-510 David- thanks for the comment. I'd have to be far more insane than I sometimes feel to rip these all by hand! The maple was ripped last month while I had the portable table saw in the back yard for the plywood. I'm going to finish the maple with blond shellac and then see about a top coat for durability. Thinking about a water based varnish...as for the block plane knob it was essential- I just couldn't keep a tight enough grip on the small plane while muscling through with the 50 degree bevel. keep well.. Brian, the maple was glued up in sections...instead of trying to glue up 30 boards at once I did them in sections of 6...then some plane work and again glue up into three pieces and again planed them until finally one top. This seemed to work better with keeping the sticks together through out the glue up. I took some shots as I went but haven't had the time to post them...I'll try to get some up tomorrow for you to see. cheers! David- thanks for the comment. I’d have to be far more insane than I sometimes feel to rip these all by hand! The maple was ripped last month while I had the portable table saw in the back yard for the plywood. I’m going to finish the maple with blond shellac and then see about a top coat for durability. Thinking about a water based varnish…as for the block plane knob it was essential- I just couldn’t keep a tight enough grip on the small plane while muscling through with the 50 degree bevel.
keep well..

Brian,
the maple was glued up in sections…instead of trying to glue up 30 boards at once I did them in sections of 6…then some plane work and again glue up into three pieces and again planed them until finally one top. This seemed to work better with keeping the sticks together through out the glue up. I took some shots as I went but haven’t had the time to post them…I’ll try to get some up tomorrow for you to see.
cheers!

]]> By: Brian http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can.html#comment-509 Brian Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:12:03 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=2141#comment-509 Tom, i too am interested in your prep work prior to laminating the boards? looks amazing! brian Tom, i too am interested in your prep work prior to laminating the boards?

looks amazing!

brian

]]> By: David Gendron http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can.html#comment-508 David Gendron Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:02:57 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=2141#comment-508 Wow, an amazing top indeed! Did you rip all these by hand? What finish are you puting on the table? Like the idea of the nob on the bloc plane!! keep up the great work! Cheers David Wow, an amazing top indeed! Did you rip all these by hand? What finish are you puting on the table? Like the idea of the nob on the bloc plane!!
keep up the great work!
Cheers
David

]]> By: dave brown http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can.html#comment-507 dave brown Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:13:29 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=2141#comment-507 Beautiful Tom. I like the edge of maple too. Had never thought of laminating to get to see that fabulous grain. Are you plane irons at 50deg or is the included angle of the blade bevel and plane bed 50deg? thx, Dave Beautiful Tom. I like the edge of maple too. Had never thought of laminating to get to see that fabulous grain.

Are you plane irons at 50deg or is the included angle of the blade bevel and plane bed 50deg?

thx,
Dave

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