I stoped by my local Woodcraft today and out front was an 80% off table, so of
course I had to rummage through it. As I waded through Akadia attachments,
various plans and bits & pieces of stuff what do I find? A 2-5/8ths inch Hock
plane blade and some japanese laminated blades for Stanley 9-1/2 and 9 block
planes. So in I go and ask if they know if the Hock will fit my Miller Falls 18
jointer and if either of the laminated blades will fit my Stanley 60-1/2P low
angle block plane. Well, they didn't know about the Miller Falls but the Hock
would fit a Stanly 7 or 8 they said and I was sure the Miller Falls 18 was a
copy of a Stanley 7. They said the 9-1/2 should be the same blade as the 60-1/2
but I would have to grind the right bevel. So, I bought a new Hock blade for
$9.40 (listed at $46.99) and a japanese laminated block plane blade for $7.20
(listed at $35.99) and was feelin' good.
Got home and the Hock was too wide for the Miller Falls 18 - damn! Then out
came the 60-1/2. The new blade was the right width, but the cutout was too big
and the adjuster didn't fit the adjuster slots in the blade - double damn. So I
can't gloat on either blade. Now I have to decide whether to just sell the
blades on ebay and make a buck or 2 or try to find a deal on a old user Stanley
8 and Stanley 9-1/2.
Does anyone know for sure which planes a Hock 2-5/8ths blade fits (any Miller
Falls)? Also does anyone know if a stanley 9 blade will fits a 60-1/2? (They
still have a couple of laminated blades for a 9 at Woodcraft). BTW all sales
were final.
Since I hate to post about a gloat gone bad without any good news, I did get a
set of 4 roundover/beading Woodcraft 1/2" router bits at the 80% off table for
$11. Also, a friend gave me a heavy older Columbian woodworking vise that came
out of a High School shop. Works great. Did a little clean-up and attached a
couple new boards for the jaw faces and then installed on the bench. So a good
day was had irregardless of the plane blade fiasco.
Dave Hall
Dave Hall said:Got home and the Hock was too wide for the Miller Falls 18 -
damn! Then out
came the 60-1/2. The new blade was the right width, but the cutout was too big
and the adjuster didn't fit the adjuster slots in the blade - double damn.
>Since I hate to post about a gloat gone bad without any good news, I did get
>a
>set of 4 roundover/beading Woodcraft 1/2" router bits at the 80% off table
>for
>$11. Also, a friend gave me a heavy older Columbian woodworking vise that
>came
>out of a High School shop. Works great. Did a little clean-up and attached a
>couple new boards for the jaw faces and then installed on the bench. So a
>good
>day was had irregardless of the plane blade fiasco.
>
>Dave Hall
>
Heh, he said "irregardless"! Sorry, couldn't help myself. Some nice scores, I'm
sure. What about making your own planes with these irons? Is it possible? I
need to learn more about these things.. Tom
Work at your leisure!
>Heh, he said "irregardless"! Sorry, couldn't help myself. Some nice scores,
>I'm
>sure. What about making your own planes with these irons? Is it possible? I
>need to learn more about these things.. Tom
>Work at your leisure!
Regardless of your disdain for my use of irregardless, I will continue to use
it, as I like it ;) Irregardless of my enjoyment of the word it is in my Funk
& Wagnalls - "adv. Regardless: a nonstandard or humorous usage". Must be that
humorous usage that got ya!
Dave Hall
BTW I am sure that others on the list could make a wooden plane befitting a
Hock or a japanese laminated blade, but I feel that my attempts wouldn't do the
blades justice - irregardless of my efforts ;)
>Regardless of your disdain for my use of irregardless, I will continue to use
>it, as I like it ;) Irregardless of my enjoyment of the word it is in my
>Funk
>& Wagnalls - "adv. Regardless: a nonstandard or humorous usage". Must be that
>humorous usage that got ya!
>
>Dave Hall
>
>BTW I am sure that others on the list could make a wooden plane befitting a
>Hock or a japanese laminated blade, but I feel that my attempts wouldn't do
>the
>blades justice - irregardless of my efforts ;)
>
All it takes to become a word is enough people using it. Of course it was
the humor. I don't use enough emoticons, I suppose, and don't convey a sense
of camaraderie in my humor. ;) That's approximately my 5th emoticon, ever! So,
not even gonna try to build a plane? Tom
Work at your leisure!
>All it takes to become a word is enough people using it. Of course it was
>the humor. I don't use enough emoticons, I suppose, and don't convey a sense
>of camaraderie in my humor. ;) That's approximately my 5th emoticon, ever!
>So,
>not even gonna try to build a plane? Tom
>
>
>Work at your leisure!
Naw, but I do have a few bids in on some #8s on ebay.
Dave Hall
On 21 Jun 2004 05:25:56 GMT, [email protected] (Tom) vaguely
proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:
remove ns from my header address to reply via email
"He" saud?
You correct grammar and reply in the 1/3 person?
>Heh, he said "irregardless"! Sorry, couldn't help myself. Some nice scores, I'm
>sure. What about making your own planes with these irons? Is it possible? I
>need to learn more about these things.. Tom
>Work at your leisure!