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Re: Tools: planes
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/16/2010, 5:30 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: planes (Scott Shurlow)

: I have the large Buck Bros. block plane from the HD and it works
: fine. I used it without sharpening the blade and still made a
: paddle with it. I have since sharpened the blade and it does
: work better. I think they are 35? dollars. I also have a smaller
: hand plane from Stanley that worked but was too small for a
: class. It would take too much effort to be fun.
: Of course at 35 dollars (for the cheap HD plane), would a cheap
: power plane that could be shared make more sense???
: Scott

Hi Scott,

When you need 6 or 8 of these, $35 ends up being alot of money. Specially since I think I make $30 per person on the classs, barely pays for the gas. This is above the material cost, that's paid. I do for fun, certainly not for profit :)

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Tools: planes
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 2:52 am
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Stephen Troy -- 12/16/2010, 2:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 5:31 pm
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G New -- 12/16/2010, 7:36 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 8:13 pm
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Eric -- 12/17/2010, 11:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/17/2010, 3:52 pm
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Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 12/17/2010, 1:40 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 12/18/2010, 8:17 am
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Eric -- 12/17/2010, 2:54 pm
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Kudzu -- 12/17/2010, 11:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/17/2010, 3:55 pm
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Nate Brandt -- 12/19/2010, 3:33 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/20/2010, 12:17 am
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 12/23/2010, 12:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/23/2010, 4:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/23/2010, 4:40 pm
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 12/23/2010, 7:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/24/2010, 12:11 am
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 12/24/2010, 9:57 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/24/2010, 1:01 pm
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 12/24/2010, 4:44 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 12/16/2010, 12:31 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 5:30 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/16/2010, 6:23 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 12/16/2010, 11:00 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 12/17/2010, 7:08 am
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Ian Cummins -- 12/16/2010, 3:43 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 11:49 am
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Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 12/16/2010, 8:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 9:24 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/16/2010, 8:01 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 9:22 am
Time vs. money trade-off
Brian Nystrom -- 12/16/2010, 6:49 am
Re: Time vs. money trade-off
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 9:21 am