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Post by jfc on Jan 7, 2009 10:22:50 GMT
Bet i could break them ;D
I looked at the Veritas scraper plane but refused to pay the price and went for a less than £30 new stanley . It does what it says on the tin .
Having said that i did buy a Veritas spoke shave and it is a joy to use but i'm not spending out an extra £150 to find out if it was just the spoke shave that was better or it applies to all tools .
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Post by paulchapman on Jan 7, 2009 10:39:56 GMT
Bet i could break them ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by engineerone on Jan 7, 2009 11:11:12 GMT
interesting jason you will spend a bundle on a tool for the spindle moulder  but then i know you make little regularly which requires proper scraping ;D paul  |
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Post by colincott on Jan 7, 2009 11:53:19 GMT
There is on real need to get one unless you use exotic timbers a lot as they are the ones that can and will be a real pain to work with. Being hard and wild grained I dont need one ( and the point is ) and have gone by with hand scrapers or the Stanley 80 ( which was second hand and had a bigger blade than a new one ). So dont see myself getting ong any time soon but if one comes up for a good price then who knows |
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Post by paulchapman on Jan 7, 2009 12:33:13 GMT
There is on real need to get one unless you use exotic timbers a lot as they are the ones that can and will be a real pain to work with. Definitely worth getting, in my view, if you do large areas like table tops and want to keep the surface dead flat  Cheers Paul |
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Post by jfc on Jan 7, 2009 13:03:14 GMT
Thats what a belt sander is for ;D
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Post by paulchapman on Jan 7, 2009 13:39:10 GMT
;D
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Post by cocobolomike on Jan 15, 2009 17:20:37 GMT
Got a lie-Nielsen scraper plane to sell ..any interest ?
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Post by Head clansman on Jan 15, 2009 19:39:53 GMT
Hi Sorry recently bought the original stanley ;D  post some pics might help it sell better .hc |
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Post by colincott on Jan 15, 2009 20:29:37 GMT
How much are you looking for it?
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Post by thebloke on Jan 16, 2009 10:03:02 GMT
How much are you looking for it? I was using the Veritas No80 last night on some American White Oak...not the kindest of timbers. I'd cleaned it up with a Veritas BUS with a very find mouth but there was still some tear out in places so I went over it with the scraper...first time I'd used the V80 in anger. I've had a couple of Stanley No80's and couldn't get on with them but the Veritas is totally different...they've re-jigged the design somehow so it's far better than the original (got some nice brass knobs on as well ;D) After that I gave the Mirka sanding pads a go as well just for a final polish and they're fantastic too (no dust whatsoever...it's all sucked up) - Rob |
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Post by cocobolomike on Jan 17, 2009 10:23:08 GMT
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Jan 17, 2009 10:45:28 GMT
Well if nobody wants it I'll give you a tenner. ;D
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Post by Head clansman on Jan 17, 2009 12:44:30 GMT
Hi all
if it's any help one went on e bay recently i think it fetched £142.00. hc
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Post by Head clansman on Jan 17, 2009 22:09:27 GMT
Hi all
Just a thought does anyone know did stanley ever make there own make of burnisher to go with there own scrapper plane blades ? i know theres lots of differing makes on the market today and you can use just about most thing to do the job but was just pondering did they make there own make in those days.hc
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Post by engineerone on Jan 18, 2009 11:58:07 GMT
since i do not have much interest in stanley as such, i checked the net, and found no references. however i wonder in fact whether the better question should be when did people start burnishing their scrapers??? indeed when did they start putting the burr on the scraper, and or burnishing? in principal, when you file the top flat, you produce a small type of burr, so i wonder when people started. paul |
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Post by ivan on Jan 18, 2009 18:25:18 GMT
I wouldn't say the Kunz is total crap - about as well made as any modern big manufacturer's offerings. Long before the LN no.1 was born I got a Kunz with the wide horizontal handles (12??) Which is well enough made to work, but ain't very pretty. The LN offering is quite versatile, as a thin blade can be bowed if you want by putting 2 slips in front and one behind in the middle. However, I'm not sure why you'd want to do this, as the thick blade cuts very nicely when sharpened with a tiny camber. Both are a bit kinder to veneered MDF etc than a sander.
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Post by Head clansman on Jan 18, 2009 21:58:35 GMT
Hi Paul
Well since i stated at the age of 15 I've had a Stanley 80 and always burnished the blade usually using an old old screwdriver to do the job, in those day just starting out couldn't afford the extra nice bits as well , but i honestly don't remember if they did or didn't make there own brand.
I also check where i could on the net couldn't find any thing either but that don't mean they didn't make any . filing will indeed form a Burr of sorts but not as strong as a burnishing one, so guys anyone know differently did they or didn't they ??.hc
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Post by paulchapman on Jan 18, 2009 22:42:05 GMT
Woodworkers have probably been honing and burnishing their scrapers ever since they started using metal ones - you'd get a pretty rough finish if it was just filed. Cheers Paul |
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Post by engineerone on Jan 18, 2009 23:32:28 GMT
well the table top i finished before i knew any better isn't too shabby paul ;D bit of post war special oak. cause us engineers use our scrapers in a different way and they do not need burrs  paul |
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post some pics might help it sell better .hc 
