PostalTom
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John, that is a wonderful story. Sounds like the workbench is haunted, but in a good way. You should say hello to Mr. Ecklar whenever you walk into your shop, just to voice your obvious respect for the gentleman.
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Just curious...what is your source for parts for older tools like this?
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Yeah, I keep telling myself that!
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Don't worry guys. I have not mothballed my machines, I just want to learn alternate methods when it makes sense to use them. Also, there is a certain satisfaction in having a project reflect my efforts instead of those who designed my machines. Still, though, it will be a long time before I thickness plane or smooth a board with a hand plane instead of my planer and ROS. And as long as I'm not making $75 pieces of firewood, I'm having fun.
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Since this web site is as much about lessons learned as it is about displaying our successful efforts, let me share my ongoing experience, namely that I made two incompatible decisions. Lately I have been interested in trying different woods with which I have not yet worked. My choice was Hickory. I have also wanted to develop more confidence using hand tools instead of relying solely on machines. I decided to make a project for my wife, using hand tools as much as possible. I guess that was a third decision to add to the incompatibility morass. Part of the project involved chopping out mortises using a good set of Marples chisels and my dead blow mallet. I'll leave it at that, except to say that the lesson learned was that if the desire is to practice/develop hand tool expertise, don't start with on of the hardest, densest, heaviest woods available. Oh well, nothing several kits of epoxy can't fix.
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If I remember correctly, in Band of Brothers, there is a scene where the squad efficiently takes out a German machine gun emplacement. That was so realistic that West Point used it as a how-to teaching video. Can anyone confirm this?
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As long as you read my whole post, then we are on the same page.
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Woodpeckers is a good company. They promote USA made products, many of which they make in their own factory. I have many of their tools, the one-time-tools as well as the ones they offer as a regular purchase. Having said that, I agree with Lew, and stick with EWT for my carbide insert tools. Buying from another manufacturer who is just piggy-backing on the popularity and excellence of EWT is like buying a purse made at "Joe's Purse Works" that has a Gucci label on it. Not that I buy purses, just saying.
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When I was a kid my dad worked for Beech Aircraft. His lunch box was nothing special, but it was to me, because every day when he came home from work, I would grab it and see if there was anything left I could snack on until supper was ready. There was always something in there for me. I found out years later from my mom that she would pack extra food in his lunch box so that there would be something left for me when he got home.
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Thanks John. It's nice to be recognized for my greatest talent.
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Has he been "de-barked"?
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I saw that article, but I haven`t read it closely. If you guys say it is good, then that is enough for me. I also need a new sled. Adding it to my PIW. (Projects-in-waiting)
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Yep, just like I said.
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I knew there had to be an easier way than mine. I was just thinking as I typed.