January 4, 201511 yr Held the FIRST ever Meet & Greet in the Dungeon Shop today! Two people came to see "all the, toys". A Beka, from Columbus, Oh and also from Lumberjocks Forums. A Mr. Chris hatchet, also from columbus, and from Saw Mill Creek Neanderthal Forums. Chris had a few planes to swap, Beka was promised three saws to show up. Rainy, nasty weather outside. Dungeon was all nice and spiffy clean...for about ten minutes. I did take Chris downtown, as a Logan Auction sale was going on, walked around, didn't see anything worth bidding on. Back to the shop! Beka showed up about that time. Got a might crowded down there! Held a few demos on using planes, sharpening, making a raised panel with just a couple planes, and even showed a few jigs to build. Chris liked the leg vise, and a few other items in the shop. The "aftermath" Well the floor WAS clean. Lots of shavings were made, as almost every plane down there was tried out. Both "toy chests" were gone through.. A-yep. "Where does he get all those toys.." As the Joker would say. Swapped a jack plane ( parts plane) a Stanley made eclipse #4, and another jack plane for these three items The center one is a 416 Fulton by Sargent. Gave a demo on sharpening an old blade, the Sargent's one, and had it making see through shavings in about.....10 minutes. The other two biggies seem to be from Ohio Tool Co. Gave a class on raising a panel with just two hand planes....a Millers Falls #9 and a Wards #78. Beka fell in love with the #78! Each person did get handed a plane to try out. A class on USING a handsaw was held for Beka. TWO instructors, too. She also was given three handsaws fitted to HER hands. Seemed to be a FUN time for everyone. All my "jigs" were hauled out and shown off. A Shooting Board, a plane stop for the bench, and a special fence for powersaws and routers. Sold another saw, and a block plane. Seems someone liked a Stanley 9-1/2 so well, he could NOT set it down..... So, anytime someone wants to show up...let me know, and I will work around my work schedule. Price? YOUR gas money to get here is all.
January 5, 201511 yr Author I think so, IF you can stand my cooking..... Wife said she could fix up something, if she knows ahead of time The others were a wee bit too engrosed with the shop, they forgot about lunch Lunch and a plane? Or, Lunch and a saw? Hmmm?
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