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Same here but I chose to be without a tablesaur rather than managing without one. All the work done (if I recollect) in the sig box below was done without using a tablesaur. For the type of stuff I do, a tablesaur is simply a waste of space and money. A hand held circular saw is essential, as is...

Look at this LN video which is what I used to set up and use my 97.5. If you set the plane up as shown it works perfectly; the slicing action to cut is crucial, if you don't you'll liable to get huge amounts of ripped and torn grain - Rob

There was about 2mm or so to come off each of those blocks, 16 on each table and 32 in total. The amount of space to wield any sort of a tool was very limited, say around 300mm or less so the only tool that would comfortably do the job was the LN chisel plane - Rob

The problem with the Veritas one is that there's a bit missing from the side of each cutter :D which might mean it's a bit more tricky to hone the edge dead square in a guide. That's the only reason I opted for the LN version, where the sides are parallel all the way to the edge - Rob

I'd suggest that you haven't yet come across a situation where it's the only tool that will do the job. This is the underframe of one of a pair of small bedside tables I made last year; This pic shows the inside of the frame and the blocks which were glued onto the legs and then template...

Sometimes, but not always. I made a table last year where it was impossible to use a pairing chisel but a chisel plane was the perfick tool for the job. Horses for dooberies - Rob

:D (hammer) :D Thanks Andy! - Rob

As Mike said, nice pics. There's also a very large dutchman (at least 100 x 75mm) in the top surface of my Wegner style 'wishbone' desk, caused as I used a tired bandsaw blade to cut the veneers and one went a bit thin :lol: Fortunately, the 'dog n'bone' sits on top of it but if you look very...

Agreed Mike...beat you to it! (See what I writ :D ) - Rob

I've had a couple of table saws and have given them up in favour of a band saw (I have two). In a small 'shop where space is at a premium, a table saw occupies a lot of it, especially if you start to fit extension tables. I also use a Bosch hand held circular saw for rough cutting planks and...

If you've got the time, rout out all the resin and make a 'dutchman' or patch from another piece of pine; glue in and plane flush - Rob

Wot Mike said - Rob

Lots of different ways of doing this, but normal practice is to have a bevel cut card mount, or even a double mount in which case the prints won't come near the glass. If the prints are valuable or antique, I'd suggest using acid free card and proper picture framer's low tack tape; if not, the...

Thanks and yes, it's a tad weighty :D The finish I used was matt Osmo PolyX followed by an application of good quality beeswax applied with a grey 1500g Webrax pad, which just gave a little bit of a shine on the otherwise matt surface - rob

I think we're talking semantics here which is fine, but ultimately pointless. Interesting, none the less. To take this to the point of absolute ridicule, what you didn't have to do was to actually make a Tornado or Typhoon engine from the raw materials...impossible I know :D What the craftsman...

I'd estimate that even with years of experience, this type of intricate woodwork isn't going to be ''dead easy'', even when you as a maker have reached the necessary level of skill. It might, if he did enough of them, become routine, but I don't think it could ever be classified as 'easy' - Rob

Mike is usually right but here IMO he's waaaaaay off the mark. Picked at random from the first G search. This French Louis XV style inlaid bombe commode... "Description A fine quality antique French rosewood and kingwood floral marquetry inlaid pink marble topped bombe commode in the Louis...

+1 - Rob

There's lots of it around if you look for it; happens to be one of my fave timbers. If it's been air dried it will be wonderful to plane; sharp edge, close mouth on a jack, but you'll find it tough going. I stuff mine through the p/t several times so I 'sneak up' to the finished dimension as elm...

Good idea; a couple of Osmo Raw sachets on a test piece ought to give me a pretty idea of the finish - Rob