tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400893002010595000.post8385843553021134768..comments2023-12-20T21:39:44.422-05:00Comments on The Part-Time Woodworker: Forget About Shooting Boards...Get A Boarding Shoot...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400893002010595000.post-53938811611840026822012-03-27T15:37:41.897-04:002012-03-27T15:37:41.897-04:00I'm pleased it had the effect on you I was hop...I'm pleased it had the effect on you I was hoping for, Don. It isn't easy discussing designs of traditional tools with woodworkers. We can sometimes be an ornery and protective breed.<br /><br />Designing for manufacturing has defined so much in our lives, from the homes we live in to the pens we write with. If any manufactured product can be reworked to bring down the costs of production, why would mass-produced woodworking tools be exempt?<br /><br />I'm not saying I'm right. I'm just questioning whether the design for the planes we covet evolved from function or production costs?theparttimewoodworker.blogspot.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108394540757607814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400893002010595000.post-56212747955923315452012-03-25T15:54:32.071-04:002012-03-25T15:54:32.071-04:00Mitchell
This rumination was among the most intri...Mitchell<br /><br />This rumination was among the most intriguing and thought provoking as I have run across in some time. I will have to digest it for a while bit I suspect you may be on to something profound here. I note that I have incrementally gravitated back to older tool forms, For example, I notice that I reach for my wooden coffin smoother and wooden horned foreplane much more than I used to. As a practical matter I could reach for almost anything, but these un-toted tools are the ones that seem the most comfortable. To that end I am making a set of wooden bodied planes from some exquisite, uber-dense vintage cherry, to reflect these same ideas you articulate here. I can hardly wait for the test drives later this spring or early summer.<br /><br /><br />Don WilliamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400893002010595000.post-34931540897317847242012-03-23T12:09:29.266-04:002012-03-23T12:09:29.266-04:00I have seen the Krenov planes, Simon, and they are...I have seen the Krenov planes, Simon, and they are pretty cool. While Krenov is getting the credit for this type of build, he actually wasn't the first to build planes this way. Back in the 18th and 19th centuries, when a special plane was needed for a one-off job, the craftsmen often would build it in the Krenov fashion, although they wouldn't spend the time working the shape like Krenov does.<br /><br />Chris, those supersurfacers are pretty amazing pieces of machinery, aren't they. I'm not sure they will work for this boarding shoot application, though, as what I'm looking for is a manual type of feed; turn the handle a bit and the stock moves towards the plane a fraction. I still want to do the "hand work" by pushing the stock sled myself.<br /><br />I appreciate the comments you guys made, though. It shows that there are some woodworkers out there that are open to discussion about things. When you ask how to work a traditional tool, many trip over themselves to help you out. When you ask a question about the traditional design of that tool, however, most scoff and shake their heads. It is pretty sad, actually. If no-one asked questions, we would still be scrapping wood with rocks.<br /><br />Peace.theparttimewoodworker.blogspot.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108394540757607814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400893002010595000.post-24554089621652655662012-03-22T22:40:20.769-04:002012-03-22T22:40:20.769-04:00Interesting idea.
Japanese super surfacers work o...Interesting idea.<br /><br />Japanese super surfacers work on the same principle, but are generally used on the face of the board. The wood is fed through at high speed with a conveyor belt, and many machines have auto return and are programmable for multiple passes. Thinking it might be profitable for you to look there for design ideas for a feeding mechanism...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400893002010595000.post-61478055674471496092012-03-21T22:47:58.155-04:002012-03-21T22:47:58.155-04:00Have you considered putting together some Krenov s...Have you considered putting together some Krenov style planes? Like you mentioned, he put them together without totes, and sculpted the front and rear of the planes to fit his hands. They get the hands quite close to the work as well, because they aren't as tall as traditional wood bodied planes.Simon Frez-Albrechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996993725258102695noreply@blogger.com