As I am trying to take some of the week's frustrations out. Found a chunk in the back yard wood pile. Part of an old coffee table top. Decided to try the stable out on it.

 

 

Finally get a board long enough for this old guy!24" long Stanley #31 Jointah Plane.Made a lot of curlie things, too

 

 

Figured i try a jack plane or two, as well

 

 

Custom built Bailey #5. Iron is ground straight along the edge, no camber to it. Next

 

 

Take a break there, Junior. My Four Square Junior Jack. Tried the smoothers as well

 

 

Yep, it is that steel frogged Shipleigh's #4. Big, long and HEAVY plane. Saving it for rough work. Next up

 

 

This one is over an inch shorter, but still a #4 size. Millers Falls #9. Look Ma, no chatter marks.

Next, a small fry

 

 

Wards #3. WWII era smooth plane made by Stanley for Wards Well, time to hide these, before someone sees my "Lesser Quality" planes

 

 

Have fun today, people..

 

Great pictorial Steve, you know I have done just that, sometimes I'll clamp a board on end and just plane it to plane it, it is very relaxing, then I'll notice it needs sharpening, and that just adds to the relaxation.

Yep, found out that the M-F #9 needs a new edge. The middle of the iron has been worn away. Using it too much?

Wish I could have done a vid of that #31 doing shavings. Them curls just flew up out of it, like springs. They would wrap around the knob, or my hand, too. Nice, big crunchy things.

 

 

Went to saw off the split ends. Tried the parts saw first. About 1/2" down into the board, the saw hops back out, and skids across my thumb. Saw got put away.....another, longer saw ( safer?) was used to finish the cuts. One of the splits was on a glue line. One whack on a big chisel into the glue joint. Now I have two boards to work over....

 

 

 

have a West German Dunlap with a York pitch frog and a piece of figured Cherry.

 

Just an $8 old plane, in a #3 size. Wax on the sole helps a lot, too.

Looks like everyone is a little calmer, now.

Cool stuff, I've been on my knees today doing the same thing.

On large projects I find it easier to work on my knees and after doing that for so long they're like leather. :-)

 

Well, if you were hoping for kindling for you next BBQ you may have created it.