Mortimor

I would prefer straight carbide double sided blades for my DeWalt 735. When the steel blades are new, they produce a mirror like finish. Why DeWalt does not produce such blades is an example of a company that does not listen to its customers. DeWalt makes the best portable planer but puts the worst blades in it (as far a s lifespan). By doing so, DeWalt simply opens the door for other manufacturers to produce planers just as Detroit made Honda/Toyota possible.

PS: LOL @ the comments regarding precision in meaning. I want to hear what they have to say about the language of politicians next.

My German kitchen knives do not have flesh sensing technology so it is possible for me to cut off my nose to spite my face. Obviously this would be someone else's fault. But would a flesh sensing safety device keep me from carving up rare steaks?
Obviously if I drive drunk as a skunk, with under-inflated, worn out tires, brakes that are shot, while performing Clinton like acts with a woman half my age, while texting with my cell phone to buy more alcohol, and crash into a school bus full of kids, the cell phone company is to blame because it did not install flesh sensing technology - or should that be alcohol sensing? Now I confused. I going to take a shower with my hairdryer - its OK cuz' I removed the warning label.
The truth is that our courts are run by crooked judges who allow suits to proceed where the responsibility for the bad event was clearly the not the defendant's. This moron judge would make all tools unavailable/unaffordable using his alcohol twisted logic and there would be no difference in injuries since fools would still remove or deactivate the safety devices.

Obviously Ryobi pushed this man's hand right into the blade so they must be guilty. Now if he had cut off his head, the award rightfully would have been only $1. The fact that no tablesaw was available with such safety devices in 2006 and that no one was sure of Sawstop's device at the time or whether people would pay for it of course was not important to the "MY OPINION" stupid ignorant greedy jurors and crooked judge. Why let reality enter into the courtroom.
People all over the world laugh at us for the warning labels that the crook lawyers have made necessary to avoid liability - hairdryers being a case in point, "Do not use while in shower or bath tub." Ryobi should have insisted this guy not have or use electricity ever again as part of the settlement.
I have the Sawstop professional tablesaw -I bought it for because of the quality and the safety device. I also own a Bosch contractor saw and have never injured myself except with a chisel. Can I sue the chisel manufacturer?

I started woodworking when I became disabled and needed a cane. The horrible aluminum canes were both ugly and uncomfortable. I looked for custom canes through the internet and bought a $100 cane that looked nice but was uncomfortable. So I went to Woodcraft and bought a concave spokeshave, some Jatoba, and made a cane that was comfortable and looked nice. Out of necessity and dumb luck, I was able to come up with a design for a Lady's handle that was a big hit. I later switched to the Lie-Neilson Boggs concave spokeshave, learned to sharpen (with 3M honing films), and have made many dozens of canes since then that I donate to friends and others. The next step up in quality was obtaining Auriou rasps so that the fit and finish of the canes is now perfect. I decided I liked woodworking so I ended up with a real workshop and all the equipment in the basement. Last addition a Sawstop Professional tablesaw which is allowing me to expand what I make. The biggest problem is the lack of project plans for furniture - it takes me forever to design something from scratch. My last project was a half dozen Sapele shoe racks - I'm sure I'll be making more. Next step is veneering. I'm not able to go to woodworking classes but I bought a bunch of books and several magazine subscriptions (FWW!) but as lohg as I keep reading I keep improving.

For those of you who are focused on cost, let'sget with the program. Brian Boggs was so broke when he first started, he made his first chisel from a screwdriver and would recycle pieces of fence for constructing work benches - none of this expensive Chinese made tools that cost over a hundred dollars.
Lie-Nielson products are wonderful for beginners like myself. I don't have the skills to completely evaluate a plane's dimensions and correct the defects nor am I interested in developing those skills. It was enough to learn how to sharpen tools and then to use them properly and to pick the right tool. I know that I will never have any trouble re-selling my planes, and that they will last my lifetime.
I have gradually replaced almost all the bargain tools I once owned and the results are that I enjoy woodworking much more and my wife now asks me to make things around for our home. So these L/N planes make my wife happy too and how much is THAT worth? It pays for the planes!
For those who are into the bitter "rich man/poor man arguments," I repeat Oscar Wilde's oft quoted remark, "The cynic is the man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing." L/N is something I had to wait for in my life and they are a joy to use. The same with Auriou rasps - they really are that much better and my works shows it, plus it feels so much better using these tools.

I love my Dewalt 13 in planer (#735), the Jet 10/20 drum sander, and numerous Festool tools. My woodshop is completely portable, all on mobile shop tables that allow me flexibility.

I had to look at this clock again. I really believe it is museum quality work and I am stunned at the workmanship, detail, and originality. I rarely am impressed with the art nouveau we see in modern art galleries but this is inspirational, beautiful, whimsical, and very original - I hope to see it in a museum. I hope Hannah that you make some companion pieces to go with the clock.

This is beautiful. I am so impressed with the talent and hard work that went into all these creations. I am very jealous.

Please tell Hanna, "WOW!" Does she have talent or what? I am so impressed that anyone could make such an Alice in Wonderland creation. I am sure she has a great career ahead of her.