Comments on: Shoe Rack: Finished

By: The shoulder plane kit arrived « Woodworking with hand tools

The shoulder plane kit arrived « Woodworking with hand tools — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:15:12 +0000

[...] many design options for an utility furniture like that. I came up with a design similar to this one, originally, I had planed to use three thin and long boards for each stretcher. For the short [...]

By: galoototron

galoototron — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:47:12 +0000

The lesson is that you need a couple more?

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:01:40 +0000

Dang, I need to learn to count! It’s three #2′s. Maybe there’s a lesson in there somewhere?

By: galoototron

galoototron — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:18:21 +0000

Dan, well, I have two MF #2s as well, one with the flange wheel, one with the dual pinions. And two #5s. And a #104 (“Buck Rogers”). The #2s get the most use, they’re just a really good size.
Never tried a Forstner bit that way. I’ll have to keep that in mind.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:10:24 +0000

Looks great Brian!

I notice that you said “…one of my Millers Falls #2 eggbeaters…” – exactly how many do you have? Just kidding – they’re really great aren’t they? I have two myself. It was one of those great deals where I said “I’ll just sell this for a profit” but then I found myself using both of them, so…

I use the same trick with the clamps/vise – when I remember, which is usually after I split the first one. Another option is to use a forstner style bit – without the lead screw, they don’t split the wood and they bore very clean holes. Vintage ones are few and far between, but the more modern ones work fine in both eggbeaters and braces.