If you had a choice between
http://www.tools-for-woodworking.com/product.asp?0=254&1=255&3=703
and
http://www.tools-for-woodworking.com/product.asp?0=254&1=255&3=778
which would you buy? The boxwood handles certainly seem more
traditional, but I suspect the synthetic handles are more rugged. Price
is close enough that it's not a factor. I'm assuming the business end
of both styles are identical.
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 16:43:42 GMT, Steve Knight
<[email protected]> Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
>On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 06:28:02 -0500, Traves W. Coppock
>>**Infill planes are temporarily unavailable till I find another
>>machinist as mine is retiring.
>
>more like he ran out of time. but he is starting up again. Hope we can work
>infills in again but I am not sure.
now that is good news
Traves
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 06:28:02 -0500, Traves W. Coppock
>**Infill planes are temporarily unavailable till I find another
>machinist as mine is retiring.
more like he ran out of time. but he is starting up again. Hope we can work
infills in again but I am not sure.
--
Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes
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See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.
Dave Balderstone wrote:
>
> Steve Knight promotes these by Jim Wilson:
>
> <http://www.paragoncode.com/toolmaking/mortise_chisels/>
>
> And Jim's pricing is right in line.
>
> Disclaimer: I do not know Jim nor do I own any of his tools.
>
> djb
>
Am glad as hell that Jim Wilson is making his mortising chisels
again. Here's the announcement of his return.
www.paragoncode.com/toolmaking/mortise_chisels/notice.htm
I bought his 1/4", 1/2" and 3/4" chisels early on and
when I first saw them I thought of Crocodile Dundee's line
"That's not a knife. THIS is a KNIFE!" These puppies
are MOROTISING CHISELS! (see link to confirm)
www.wood-workers.com/users/charlieb/Boxes1.html
These beasties are industrial strnegth and made for pounding
on all day long - beefy and the sides of the bevel will cut
wood as well. Because of their thickness they keep the
sides of the mortise straight and square (if you start
straight and square).
Note: You can wedge one in a deep mortise. If you do,
DO NOT HAVE YOUR CHIN IN THE EXIT PATH - YOU WILL SEE
STARS (DAMHIKT...)
I have no financial connection to Jim Wilson or Steve
Knight (OK so with what I bought from Steve I may have
made one or more of his house payments but ...)
charlie b
On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 20:36:19 -0400, Roy Smith <[email protected]> Crawled
out of the shop and said. . .:
snip
>which would you buy? The boxwood handles certainly seem more
>traditional, but I suspect the synthetic handles are more rugged. Price
>is close enough that it's not a factor. I'm assuming the business end
>of both styles are identical.
i would go with the red handled ones...just personal taste in looks.
both are of the same quality you would expect from Sorby's
T
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 16:43:42 GMT, Steve Knight
<[email protected]> wrote:
>more like he ran out of time. but he is starting up again. Hope we can work
>infills in again but I am not sure.
I'm crossing my fingers....
Layne
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 11:14:21 GMT, "PM6564"
<[email protected]> Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
snip
>> i THINK...dont quote me on this,,,but i think Jim is semi-retired and
>> out of the tool making biz... least that is what one is lead to
>> believe from what Steve has got up on his site. . .
>>
>> T
>
>Read the link - they're back.
>
actually, read this page from Steve's site. . . scroll all the way to
the bottom.
http://www.knight-toolworks.com/infill.htm
**Infill planes are temporarily unavailable till I find another
machinist as mine is retiring.
**
Traves
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 02:07:35 GMT, Dave Balderstone
<[email protected]> Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
>Steve Knight promotes these by Jim Wilson:
>
><http://www.paragoncode.com/toolmaking/mortise_chisels/>
>
>And Jim's pricing is right in line.
>
>Disclaimer: I do not know Jim nor do I own any of his tools.
>
>djb
i THINK...dont quote me on this,,,but i think Jim is semi-retired and
out of the tool making biz... least that is what one is lead to
believe from what Steve has got up on his site. . .
T
"Traves W. Coppock" <newsgroups-AT-farmvalleywoodworks-DOT-com> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 02:07:35 GMT, Dave Balderstone
> <[email protected]> Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
>
> >Steve Knight promotes these by Jim Wilson:
> >
> ><http://www.paragoncode.com/toolmaking/mortise_chisels/>
> >
> >And Jim's pricing is right in line.
> >
> >Disclaimer: I do not know Jim nor do I own any of his tools.
> >
> >djb
>
>
> i THINK...dont quote me on this,,,but i think Jim is semi-retired and
> out of the tool making biz... least that is what one is lead to
> believe from what Steve has got up on his site. . .
>
> T
Read the link - they're back.
I don't know if this is important to you or not
but it hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet.
Some chisels sold as fractional inches are just that.
Others are metric and marketed as fractional inches.
I was at one of the ww stores the other day and
was looking at the Sorby mortise chisels.
These
http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/Merchant/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_C
ode=toolshop&Product_Code=WS-SMCHIS.XX&Category_Code=TBMC
I measured to be true fractional inches even though
they were engraved with mm specs.
These
http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/Merchant/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_C
ode=toolshop&Product_Code=EE-500-20.XX&Category_Code=TBMC
were mm in marking and measurement.
Art
"Roy Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> If you had a choice between
>
> http://www.tools-for-woodworking.com/product.asp?0=254&1=255&3=703
>
> and
>
> http://www.tools-for-woodworking.com/product.asp?0=254&1=255&3=778
>
> which would you buy? The boxwood handles certainly seem more
> traditional, but I suspect the synthetic handles are more rugged. Price
> is close enough that it's not a factor. I'm assuming the business end
> of both styles are identical.