Mike B
Established Member
Hello. My name is Mike and this is my first post to the group. I have joined because I am new to woodworking/furniture making and am trying to get together a set of good quality hand tools and I am hoping that this group may help. Also, it is great to find a group with loads of experience as well as a sense of humour...
So far I have an old Record 05 and a Veritas shoulder plane. What I am now looking for is a No.4 plane for general use, a block plane, and a couple of good chisels.
I have looked at Alf's excellent reviews and like the idea of either the Veritas No.4 or 4.5 LA smoother but cannot decide which - the LA is tempting because with a HA blade it appears it may do both jobs, but is this really the case...
Again Veritas seems great for a block plane. So far the choice is between the Apron plane and the LA block plane but again I'm not sure which may be best for general use - the block has an adj. mouth but is heavier, but then again with the ball handles would I need the No.4 as well...The only review I have seen seems to prefer the apron plane...
Also, which combination makes most sense?? No.4 + apron, No.4 + LA block, 4.5 + apron, 4.5 + LA block, or none of these!!
As for chisels, well I have little idea, but was considering something like the Footprint set of 4 or Kirsch set of 6 from Axminster as a starting point. Or should I be looking at Japanese chisels...??
Any thoughts would be most appreciated.
Thanks
Mike
So far I have an old Record 05 and a Veritas shoulder plane. What I am now looking for is a No.4 plane for general use, a block plane, and a couple of good chisels.
I have looked at Alf's excellent reviews and like the idea of either the Veritas No.4 or 4.5 LA smoother but cannot decide which - the LA is tempting because with a HA blade it appears it may do both jobs, but is this really the case...
Again Veritas seems great for a block plane. So far the choice is between the Apron plane and the LA block plane but again I'm not sure which may be best for general use - the block has an adj. mouth but is heavier, but then again with the ball handles would I need the No.4 as well...The only review I have seen seems to prefer the apron plane...
Also, which combination makes most sense?? No.4 + apron, No.4 + LA block, 4.5 + apron, 4.5 + LA block, or none of these!!
As for chisels, well I have little idea, but was considering something like the Footprint set of 4 or Kirsch set of 6 from Axminster as a starting point. Or should I be looking at Japanese chisels...??
Any thoughts would be most appreciated.
Thanks
Mike