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1. 
   forestgirl | Apr 24, 2010 07:16pm | #1

   Gorgeous!

   Wow, that's beautiful, John!!  Don't know what else to say, except i wish I could reach into the pics and touch.  Really sweet.

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   RalphBarker | Apr 24, 2010 07:21pm | #2

   Yes, nice job, John.

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   nazard | Apr 24, 2010 07:49pm | #3

   You should be relieved that they are not for sale.  You would not be able to keep up with the orders!  I would want one for sure.

   Beautiful!!!

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   FrankDrackman | Apr 24, 2010 09:20pm | #4

   Very nice!

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   Sequim Tool | Apr 26, 2010 06:35pm | #5

   thanks

   Thanks for looking over my work.  the photo are planes I'm making, I need to get back to woodworking and use the tool I make.

   
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   davidweaver | May 13, 2010 02:07pm | #6

   I missed these. Excellent work - nice tidy little planes.

   How did you come up with the lever cap screw? It's very nice.

   I know nothing of the casting process other than what I've seen online in blog posts and youtube videos, but it certainly looks interesting to say the least, especially given that you cast the top and dovetailed it to the sole instead of casting the entire body.

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   Sequim Tool | May 19, 2010 11:17pm | #11

   The cap screw

   I make them. I have an old 9" south bend lathe. I also made the knurling tool and the 3/8"-10 acme tap

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   9619 | May 14, 2010 07:16am | #7

   JOhn,

   What does one do with a thumb plane?

   Thanks,

   Mel

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   RalphBarker | May 14, 2010 04:13pm | #8

   thumb plane usage

   I believe they are used mostly by safe crackers to remove de-sensitizing skin from the thumb and first two fingers. ;-)

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   9619 | May 14, 2010 06:41pm | #9

   Ralph,

   Are you just another name for Charles Stanford?    Ha ha ha ha ha.

   Naw.  He wasn't as funny as you. 

   Mel

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   BruceS | May 14, 2010 10:09pm | #10

   driving me nuts

   I keep bouncing back and forth between #2 & #3 photos and can't figure how the front two dove tails are made !!  I have no problem  seeing how the two rear dove tails were made.

   Anybody else see the answer.??  

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   Napie | May 20, 2010 11:16pm | #12

   i believe they are peened.  The brass is tapped with a hammer until it fills the 'double" dovetail.

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   BruceS | May 21, 2010 09:05pm | #13

   Peened ;-)

   That makes sence,  No way could you slide it together backwards.

   Sure would drive somebody nuts if you could pull that trick off with lumber.

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   Sequim Tool | May 22, 2010 12:45am | #14

   peened

   yes I peen them.

   John