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Trevanion wrote:I personally have no issues with people buying expensive tools if they want to, provided they know exactly what they're looking at and it's what they actually want. I don't think I'd ever buy a Holtey, S+S, Lazurus, Sparks, or another boutique plane maker's stuff but I can really appreciate the craftsmanship and attention to detail that goes into them, some people may use them but I imagine a high proportion are sold to collectors who keep them in display cases.
When I posted elsewhere we quite often had inexperienced people who seemed to think they needed to buy the absolute most expensive tool to do the job they wanted, and would get very aggressively defensive if someone suggested that a cheaper alternative may be a better choice, god help you if you suggested that they didn't actually need the tool to do the job
TrimTheKing wrote::text-+1:
Absolutely this Chris!
novocaine wrote:Screw the plane i want that car.
I have always had a soft spot for a ghia. Horrible to drive but oh hell yes.
Woodster wrote:If that plane works ok and you like the look of it, fine. Personally I think it’s hideous!
Lons wrote:+2 Chris
I own a black SUV btw In my defence the one I wanted was a stunning metalic red but there wasn't one available in the spec and at the right price.
Rod wrote:I’ll put my hand up and admit to having a Holtey small smoother. (At the time £2800).
I went after a kit but finished up with a fully made up one at a ridiculously reduced price.
I’m not a collector and the plane has suffered damage - knocked off the workbench, missed the rubber matting and hit concrete!!
A careful bit of linishing will probably repair it but my Proxxon belt sander blew up.
It works well but the iron is incredibly hard and needs careful sharpening on diamonds or “scary sharp”.
Rod
Chris101 wrote:.....what if we want to go sporting I said! Or utilitating!.....
You can do the same trick with Birds Eye Maple using a Veritas BU smoother, a high effective pitch and a very close mouth - RobPete Maddex wrote:+1 I have planed silver birch bur with a Record 5 1/2 and a very close set cap iron, the shavings come straight up out of the plane.
Pete
Woodbloke wrote:You can do the same trick with Birds Eye Maple using a Veritas BU smoother, a high effective pitch and a very close mouth - RobPete Maddex wrote:+1 I have planed silver birch bur with a Record 5 1/2 and a very close set cap iron, the shavings come straight up out of the plane.
Pete
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