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Not apocryphal, but not the whole story either... Someone theorised that bumblebees shouldn't be able to fly, because they need to beat their wings at a rate faster than their neurons can fire to make their tiny little bee-muscles contract; Being that Bees can fly, they set out to find out how...

Rip some of the 4*2 down and laminate onto another piece to make a wider section, then use the trick above would be my solution... there may well be a better one though. What radius of curviture you want and how many pieces you want to join up to make the blank, depends on exactly how much...

He is right, in so much as it will still take an edge and cut. Whether it will hold that edge for long enough to be of any practical use is another matter entirely however... Only one way to find out, No?

This is a bit cheeky, but does anyone have some offcuts in different hardwoods, around 100*100mm and 70mm long which they'd be willing to part with in exchange for postage?

Does it have to be 4*2 in section across the whole arch? When I've been making circular window frames/sashes (the only curved work I've done really), it started with a polygon (often an octagon, sometimes more sides still on big ones) which is oversize relative to the required section, and...

That detail on the doors is oddly appropriate then, as the second stage of the glue up went horribly wrong (I needed another pair of hands and couldn't get hold of anyone to come help) the whole thing began to wrack as it was clamped up and I'm concerned I may have damaged some of the tenons...

I've had to postpone work on this for nearly a month as I've been sitting my finals, It's been gluing up this afternoon whilst I helped move my friend across the city. I'm now really up against it time wise as there's 2 days until the machines, bench, handtools etc have to leave the workshop...

I've found my local junk-shop to be a good source of quality tools... if you have the time to browse opportunisticaly for things that you'd like (to make life easier) but don't need (to urgently finish a project) anyone who's regularly doing house-clearances will have a selection, usually in...

I don't know exactly how much you've been handling, but I'd say it was fairly normal... When I was working in the mill every day my hands very quickly got to be rather dry and rough, I decided to go with it as you could work faster if you could feel the headsawn and resawn surfaces rather than...

the woody in the top right hand corner appears to be a Marples 'Shamrock' Foreplane, if it is it will be about 18" long and a joy to use.

Derek, that plane Iron is a beast! Would I be right in assuming that you chose to use such a thick section because of the somewhat awkward working properties of many of Australia's native hardwoods?

In terms of hand tools, you've got LV/LN from the states who've cornered the market in terms of high quality new tooling, along with a handful of enthisiastic makers and specialist companies (Two Lawyers Toolworks, Springwood Handsaws, Philly Planes, Ray Iles, Clico (Clifton Planes), Robert...

I did find something nigh identical to it on ebay: DUNLAP SHOULDER, HAND DRILL. From what I can tell Dunlap were a brand of Sears, Roebuck & Co, but did manufacture things overseas as per this drill made in germany. It's a possibility, though it seems more likely to me that one is a copy of...

Those are really very beautiful...

What about a float? They're fairly rare and esoteric tools, but they'd do approximately the same job as a surform and leave a finer surface finish... I was on the LN website, looked at their joinery floats and was reminded of this thread...

Gonna have to defer to the better informed on the history of planes, I'm but a young paduan when it comes to the history of tools... Though I will add that you should give the 103 a chance as a user, I've got an ancient and beat up 102 (the even more basic version) and whilst it's not...

The rabbit ear shaped one, looks a bit like they're wanting you to grip that bit with your thumb and forefingers, with ring and little fingers extended along one side of the plane body...

There's a general consensus that everyone has a slightly different idea of what planes to use for what, based largely around the work they do, and what feels comfortable... so I'm curious to know what other people are using as their jack planes, and any factors they think have influenced their...

It seems from your other posts that you have a wide variety of planes, some of which are quite rare and/or nice... Perhaps, you might consider a functional shelf/ rack for your every-day users, and then make something more befitting for the really special ones?

Possibly, though by a traditional definition, few crafts remain; thanks to the division of labour, the spread of mechanisation and (for certain definitions of what constitutes craft activity and a craftsman is) the lack of access to the means of production. There are many job roles and trades...