7 hours ago, PostalTom said:

As a further result, I now see a tool cabinet project in my future, as I don't have a place designated for these new tools, or a place for the cabinet either. 

I feel ya, got a few planes myself and had to make a space for them from nowhere.  Well worth it though!!  

42 minutes ago, Gunny said:

I feel ya, got a few planes myself and had to make a space for them from nowhere.  Well worth it though!!  

You might make a deal with Steven Newman to make a few boxes or a small cabinet to place your planes.  

 

Yeah, ..................below is a picture of @steven newman on the right, see that expression?  That will be exactly how he looks at me and ask why is your arm broke???   

 

 

 

 

 

Its been a long time since I submitted my workbench. I do have other benches, but this is my primary work area for ornaments and small projects. I have half of a 2 car garage and that isn't much to work with. I don't know if you can see what is on my bench, but I just bought a  0-40 vdc in/ 5.0 vdc USB out with LED input voltage. I soldered some wires on it. I checked it out and it works great. 

There is/was a bench under there...

Somewhere?

Might find a bench, before too much longer....

If I can get that box out of the way...

Kind of takes up too much space..

The same thing that's been on my bench for a while ,...and will be for a bit longer. That's ok...it's slowly but surely getting there. The limbs to the right of my thumb are getting down to about all I can do with them. I don't like the black highlights in the leaves,..that'll disappear sometime down the road.

,.and it's not technically a bench. It's my freezer that doubles as a place to put one of my antler/horn/bone piles,....material for future projects. 

I love the design. Are the back slats doweled? I like the use of two thinner slats in the middle of each side of the back. It is one of those small design features that make projects distinctive. I have a suggestion since this is the prototype. If his is for exterior use be sure to prime and paint the seat and back slats before you make the final assembly even if you attach them with dowels. Getting paint even between slats is a real pain. I would dowel them and then repaint the surfaces. You are obviously much more experienced than I am but I would rather suggest something you already know than not suggest something you may have over looked. Great looking chair. You may have given me an idea for a future project. Good job.  

I see a lot of pictures that have multitudes of hand planes. I will confess. I have a couple but I cannot, no matter how I try get them to work for me. I see guys rolling out long even curled and paper thing shavings and it just seems magical to me. I have never used a plane on a single project. All great woodworkers seem to make what I have spent long frustrating hours of effort failing to do look easy a tripping over a rake. I am going in the house and pouring a double of Balvieni Portwood just to ease the brought to the fore failure. 

7 minutes ago, junglejohn said:

I see a lot of pictures that have multitudes of hand planes. I will confess. I have a couple but I cannot, no matter how I try get them to work for me. I see guys rolling out long even curled and paper thing shavings and it just seems magical to me. I have never used a plane on a single project. All great woodworkers seem to make what I have spent long frustrating hours of effort failing to do look easy a tripping over a rake. I am going in the house and pouring a double of Balvieni Portwood just to ease the brought to the fore failure. 

I feel ya.  Since my injury in Iraq using a hand plane was painful. Bumped into a guy who offered to help look at my technique and maybe find a work around.

 

Little different way to hold the plane and once again I can use them. Just not for long periods of time.

 

See if you can find someone local to get hands on training.  

I gotta post something different... Not so much in wood

but lots of metal parts. Each part was on my work bench

during the build but I don't think I have much good

in pictures while it was on my bench. This will be used 

for moving wood projects around. Was gas... Now total 

electric... 36v forklift parts.

 

 

Just out rust hunting today....been doing rehabs at the bench.   Trying to get a few "dull" hand planes sharpened back up....

 

Junglejohn....bring a plane up here to Bellefontaine....and we'll see what happens...

I just got that Millers Falls sharpened back up. 

What I started with....

On 8/14/2020 at 6:41 PM, steven newman said:

Just out rust hunting today....been doing rehabs at the bench.   Trying to get a few "dull" hand planes sharpened back up....

 

Junglejohn....bring a plane up here to Bellefontaine....and we'll see what happens...

I just got that Millers Falls sharpened back up. 

Just tell me when and where and I will be there with bells on. I have a couple planes but all I use them for is as weights to keep craft paper from rolling up.  

When? Anytime you want.

Where?   313 N. Elm St.   Bellefontaine, OH.

Just now, steven newman said:

When? Anytime you want.

Where?   313 N. Elm St.   Bellefontaine, OH.

How about tomorrow about 10:30 or so? I want to do it quick before you change your mind.

Sure...come on up....

4 hours ago, junglejohn said:

Just tell me when and where and I will be there with bells on. I have a couple planes but all I use them for is as weights to keep craft paper from rolling up.  

My hand plane really improved when I went to a workshop on tuning.  The guy who led it said all all the 400 planes or so he owned, none worked all that well until he tuned and sharpened them.