Had a bit of luck today and came across a moulding plane stamped with the "Madox" name. It caught my eye due to the extra length of its stock, being longer than the rest of planes in that pile. It is a hollow plane, size 1, so its pretty narrow. I was pretty excited to inspect it and was most impressed with its sharp construction. And for a plane that is 250 years old (give or take) it is amazing how well preserved it was - guess its small size meant it didn't get used much?
The guitar (codenamed "Weissy") is coming along. I finished thicknessing the top plate tonight and then cut out the recess for the rosette. A pretty hair-raising exercise that went well - a scalpel blade and nail defined the edges (somewhat quieter than a router!!) andI removed the rest using my dinky little L-N router. I'll glue it in tomorrow when my heart slows down......;)
Cheers
Philly
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Chester's MLOG (mental log? I'm sure that far in the future we'll have something different than BLOGs...) Entry for April 03, 2258:
"Had a bit of luck today and came across a moulding plane stamped with the 'PE' name. It caught my eye due to the extra fine craftsmanship... Hard to believe a plane that is 250 years old (give or take) still works as good as it probably did the day it was made!"
LOL!
Very good - had me chuckling!
Cheers
Phil :)
Yeah, but secretly you also got a little twinkle in your eye, thinking that would be pretty cool...
(And I agree; it would.)
Oy; almost forgot - I've jumped into the blog-o-sphere. Check it out sometime: http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com
Cheers, Phil!
Ethan
Phil,
You know the Wooding plane that Larry talks about in his DVD, well I was holding it and for a plane that is about 300 hundred years old you'd be absolutely amazed at the condition and feel of it.
Amazing!
Take care,
Michael
PS-Any pics?
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