Rough to Ready by Rob Cosman

I bought two of Rob's videos - the "Rough to Ready" and "Sharpening & Using
Handplanes". I thought they were both useful and informative. The RTR one
has Rob detailing his approach to taking a rough plank and getting it
perfectly square and flat on all edges and faces. The basic idea isn't that
mysterious, but being able to watch a master do it, as well as explain
little tricks and techniques along the way, was very helpful. The plane
sharpening/use video seemed a little more basic and I probably could have
got by without it. Cosman's communication style is very clear and I am
planning to buy his dovetails videos sometime in the future as well.

Mike

I have all of Rob's videos and they are great. He does throw very little,
very minor sales pitches in onces and a while for Lie-Nielsen, but they are
very helpful videos.


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> Got my Lie-Nielson catalog yesterday, Something about using hand tools
> appeals to me but I need some help. The catalog has a video entitles
> "Rough to Ready" by Rob Cosman. Can any of you critique this video?
>
> Another interesting book (as opposed to video) is "Planecraft" by
> Hampton and Clifford. Any comments on this book.