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   RichK | Mar 01, 2004 08:03am | #1

   Rolf, thanks for your post.  Your cabinet looks great and really shows off your craftmanship with hand tools.  I particularly enjoyed seeing how you made your dovetails and the trim moulding.  I can only hope to develop that kind of talent.

   Where do woodworkers in Germany go for their woodworking tools?  I was in Erlangen on business last year and the closest thing that I found was Obi.  You sure didn't get your tools there!  I hope to visit Germany again soon and would like to find tools stores where serious woodworkers shop.  Do you have any suggestions?  Thanks.

   Regards,

   Rich

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   onimo | Mar 01, 2004 04:39pm | #2

   Hi Rich,

   Woodworking is in Germany not that popular as in USA or UK. I live in the region of Cologne and there is no store for woodworking tools, as you would aspect from USA.

   There are two internet shops:

   http://www.Feinewerkzeuge.de

   http://www.dick-gmbh.de

   were you can look for tools.

   regards

   Rolf

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   TonyD | Mar 01, 2004 05:56pm | #3

   Hi there,

   I live in Belgium, region Gent, I think the situation in Belgium is even worse than in Germany.

   I buy my tools with Dieter in Germany http://www.fine-tools.com

   and my shellac also in Germany with http://www.kremer-pigmente.de

   If there is someone out there from Belgium who is reading this forum, please let us know, maybe I am not alone after all.

   Tony

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   FreeGee | Mar 02, 2004 02:35pm | #10

   Hi,

   a Belgium dedicated to woodturning and sharpening tools;

   http://www.willyvanhoutte.be/dutch/

   Gert

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   Ole | Mar 02, 2004 03:39pm | #11

   I'm in Denmark, same problem as Germany and Belgium. The interest for woodworking is almost non-existing in Europe I guess. Of course you find power tools in professional quality, but you only find the cheapest handtools. Ex. you have a hard time finding anything but the cheapest new Stanley plane, a big problem. Same problem finding decent wood.

   I find tools on the internet within the EU. Buying from the US is far to expensive, heavy shipping charge and taxes when entering the EU.

   http://www.fine-tools.com

   http://www.dick-gmbh.de

   http://www.axminster.co.uk

   http://www.uktoolshop.com

   http://www.diytools.com

   .... I Love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

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   Fingrs | Mar 07, 2004 07:53am | #15

   Greetings.  Is the import problem the same from Canada?  If not, look into Lee Valley tools (http://www.leevalley.com).  Otherwise, make firends with some Yanks who visit your area regularly and have them deliver...(I didn't say that).

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   BG | Mar 01, 2004 06:16pm | #4

   Sencha,

   Very nice work and thank you for posting the details....I am enjoying the review.

   Can you share with us the wood type?...and the dimensions?

   I did a piece kind of like this some time ago.  I put a thick molding around the base to help with stability..  
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   onimo | Mar 01, 2004 07:48pm | #5

   The wood i am using is Alder.

   The cabinet is 80" high, 20" wide and 12" deep.

   At the moment i am attaching the mouldings, as soon i have finished them I will post my proceeding

   Regards

   Rolf

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   robkelly1 | Mar 02, 2004 04:52am | #6

   Sehr schoen Schraenkchen! Wollen Sie mit uns den Preisen von das Holz auf D'land teilen? Wieviel kostet das Erleholz? Das Kirschholz? Das Nussbaumholz? Danke, Rob

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   onimo | Mar 02, 2004 08:57am | #8

   At the LINK below, you can look for the costs of many woodtypes.

   http://www.der-starke-kloepfer.de/category.cfm?Category=101&parentageStatus=999&CFID=776842&CFTOKEN=26304200&brandShop=0

   The prices are in EURO for the cubikmeter wood.

   regards

   Rolf

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   robkelly | Mar 07, 2004 03:06am | #13

   Sencha, thanks for the link. It seems wood prices in Europe are not very different from here. Rob

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   MarkRoderick | Mar 03, 2004 03:49pm | #12

   You know, I once spoke German passingly, long ago, and I can just about understand that. I was born there and have lived in Germany about six years.

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   robkelly | Mar 07, 2004 03:08am | #14

   Mark, I read your post but Taunton screwed up my registration so I had to reregister with a different password. Rob

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   TomFerreira | Mar 02, 2004 06:16am | #7

   sencha,

   Great work! I especially like your low angle smoothing plane with the rosewood infill. What is it and where did you get it?

   Thanks

   TDF

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   onimo | Mar 02, 2004 09:00am | #9

   Hi Tom,

   The planes are my own design, further information at:

   http://mitglied.lycos.de/Techkon/Holz/hobel.htm

   regards

   Rolf

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   onimo | Jun 24, 2004 01:25pm | #16

   Now the cabinet is finished.

   It took almost 9 months.

   Here you can find the report of the whole construktion process:

   http://www.hobel-und-eisen.de/holz/Badezimmerschrank/badezimmerschrank.htm

   here are some pictures of the finished cabinet:

   http://www.hobel-und-eisen.de/holz/Badezimmerschrank/der_schrank.htm

   the report is in german, but the picture will also tell the story.

   regrads

   Rolf