Yep, yet another tool cupboard!

[Anonymous]

one thing (and this isnt meant as a sarcastic question) what do you do with all those planes ? - I thought there were only two or three different types so as a beginer I'm somewhat suprised that you need that many.

Fair question, and one I expected.

I started out with power tools 15 or so years ago, then found I preferred hand tools. I got some old and new Stanley's and fettled them etc.

I love working wood with planes. Half of those you see were second hand and 3 were free. All were bought a long time before the recent price increase



In a 4 month period, I would say I use 95% of them (not used the LV spokeshave for ages nor the standard LN block)

I am a firm follower of Chris Schwarz's Course, Medium, Fine philosophy (see his DVD)

General use (most weeks)
For rough sizing, i use the #6 set to heavy shaving around 6 thou (on smaller pieces, I use the #5.5 for this

For sizing I use the Clifton #7 set to 4 thou

For smoothing, i use the #4.5 or the LV BU set to a thou or two. On small stuff like face frames, I use the #3 as the smoother


For ply etc., i use the Stanley #5 (my first plane ever)

Special stuff
The spoke shaves and compass plane for curves of course ( I seem to cut curves a lit more these days as my skills and designs develop

Joints (I hate sloppy, machine cut joints)
I prefer to avoid the router where I can and use the LV skew rabbett to cut most Rabbets and an old record #45 (not shown) to cut slots. I am starting to use router plane to cut hinge mortices these days too

To clean up slot sides and get a perfect fit, i use the small LN #98, #99, and the bottoms I use an old Record router plane. i also use the #98, #99 to cut and fit sliding dovetails (I seem to make a lot of those for some reason)

To raise panels, I use the LN skew block (and a Philly panel raiser) and I also use the LN skew to clean end grain and chamfer edges.

The shoulder planes and LN Rabbett block are mostly used to make tenons fit really nicely - Shoulder planes also used to clean up end grain, clean bottoms of wide trenches and dados and to chamfer through tenons.
I've had, and loved, the Rabbett plane for a very long time and in some areas, the Skew plane has taken over its duties (there were no iron Skews available when i bought the Rabbett)

The LN Rabbet is used to clean up DTs too.

The small bronze apron plane was my first good quality plane and I use it for loads of small jobs all the time these days


What's left?
That leaves only three planes, the LN edge plane (a little extravagant :lol: ) which I use for squaring boards (after borrowing Waka's for a while, I was a convert). The LV jointer is one of their original prototypes they sent me to try out before it was in production, I have a fence for this and use it to square the edges of long boards.

The Bronze LN 4.5 is their 500-production-run 25th anniversary limited edition - how could such a fan as myself not buy one :?: :?: :wink:

My iron 4.5 was a 40th present from my wife, so I have 2 LN 4.5s. the iron is set to 60 degrees for really tough stuff, and the anniversary 4.5 is my every day smoother at 50 degrees (and most used plane)

There are a few Philly planes in the shop and a LN #9 that never leaves the shooting board and is the second most used plane

Well, you did ask :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

Tony

I'm impressed, what a lovely tool collectors cabinet. :lol:

Ditto :wink: :lol:

 

[Benchwayze]

Vurrry Vurrry nice Tony.

I won't get hot under the collar about you spending your money. I do enough of it myself. I am feeling a tad envious though and can't wait to get my shop sorted.

I am still mulling over new storage to go with my bench build. It's going against a wall, so something like this might suit.

Again.. Vurrry nice.