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Bob Smalser
02-13-2010, 08:32 AM
http://pegsandtails.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/blunt_moulding_plane_01b.jpg?w=500

http://pegsandtails.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/blunt_moulding_plane_02c.jpg?w=500

http://pegsandtails.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/sharpening-a-moulding-plane/




No usable planes were injured during photographing for this post. Damaged moulding plane courtesy of Peter McBride (http://www.petermcbride.com/oldtools/).
Harry Miller
02-13-2010, 10:02 AM
A nice tutorial. Thanks Bob.
goodbasil
02-13-2010, 10:34 AM
That picture hurts.
Lew Barrett
02-13-2010, 11:22 AM
An unexpected ending to an article that gets right down to the point!
Bob Triggs
02-13-2010, 12:51 PM
You old ass-whooper!!! :D
Harbormaster
02-13-2010, 01:19 PM
I know I should be using my table saw or router to make mouldings, but I still like to use my old planes when it's just a little bit. Takes less time to set up too.

Doing that to an old plane is like burning old books.
seanz
02-13-2010, 02:25 PM
:D
You got me.......when I opened the thread I was expecting an article or a link.
PeterSibley
02-13-2010, 03:02 PM
:D:D:D Good one !
johngsandusky
02-14-2010, 08:50 AM
I laughed.
Howard Sharp
02-14-2010, 09:53 AM
Now that's something I wasn't expecting. Thanks for the laugh.:D
Tristan
02-14-2010, 06:41 PM
Punked! Oh Bob, that did hurt though, and not just being punked. Why?
Tom Robb
02-15-2010, 05:04 PM
Bob, for those of us who went "OMG!" for a second before we laughed, what exactly made it unfixable? I'll bet you could have sold it as a decoration - tool art like that big bucks fid.
Bob Smalser
02-15-2010, 05:49 PM
....what exactly made it unfixable? I'll bet you could have sold it as a decoration - tool art like that big bucks fid.

No clue. The cited links were sent to me from Australia as an amusement, and I thought them worthy to share the chuckle. For all I know it was Photoshopped.
Robert Meyer
02-15-2010, 06:17 PM
. For all I know it was Photoshopped.

I believe you meant Photochopped
Tom Robb
02-16-2010, 03:28 PM
So many out of work comedians....
Jack Plane
02-28-2010, 03:09 PM
:eek: Book burning? The nose of the plane involved was damaged beyond repair (the first picture was posed to hide the damage). The tool dealer couldn't sell the plane and was happy to give it to me (in good condition, a plane like this one would normally sell for under $15 because they're plentiful).

The only 'Photoshopping' is the little glint on the edge of the blade. This was simply a bit of cheap fun and doesn't warrant over analysing. :D
coelacanth2
02-28-2010, 09:30 PM
Nice neat job of sharpening, though. Might want to blunt the tip a bit to avoid the uninitiated puncturing themselves.