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Well, I’m mightily chuffed with how my scrub plane turned out. And my smoothing plane is working okay as well. So I now have two Stanley Handyman planes that work like they should, and I’ve started using them.<\/p>\n
Pardon the low quality of the videos, but this is my first foray into video content on my blog. Hopefully I’ll get better and slicker with more experience!?<\/p>\n
Now that I have these two working planes, I feel much better equipped to start getting into more build projects. I think the first will be the previously mentioned saw-bench. And after that, a proper full sized workshop workbench.*<\/p>\n
The latter is very necessary, as trying to plane on a Black & Decker Workmate is really annoying. It’s way too lightweight, and bucks and jumps and rocks around like a crazy mule, even with a leg\/foot bracing it.<\/p>\n
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Next week is half-term, so I have more than the usual amount of time available. I hope I can be super productive! In addition to the two projects mentioned above, I also have a new (old!) hardwood front door that needs fitting.<\/p>\n
this last is a very daunting prospect, as it involves taking out the old door, plus frame and ‘light’ (or window). And leaves the home insecure during installation. Gulp!<\/p>\n
[pic: new front door]<\/p>\n
* But this in turn requires a further build project: long reach clamps! I bought some Keruin timber for these today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[pics] Well, I’m mightily chuffed with how my scrub plane turned out. And my smoothing plane is working okay as well. So I now have two Stanley Handyman planes that work like they should, and I’ve started using them. Pardon the low quality of the videos, but this is my first foray into video content … <\/p>\n