Lee Valley Slick

[Don Z.]

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after ash i think it might be the highest calorie specific firewood there is

Don't forget to add Osage Orange to that list...

[Jay Greer]

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I like Osage, "Bois de Arc" it takes an nice polish and looks even better as it ages and takes on a dark glow and polish. I make my handles out of maple just because it is strong but not too heavy. I thing I might try some Osage Orange next time for a small one.
Jay

[Paul Pless]

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I like Osage, "Bois de Arc" it takes an nice polish and looks even better as it ages and takes on a dark glow and polish. I make my handles out of maple just because it is strong but not too heavy. I thing I might try some Osage Orange next time for a small one.
Jay

I don't have any Bois de Arc on any of the timber land I have access to in Michigan, Alabama, or Georgia.

[Jay Greer]

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I used to know a guy in Texas that gave me enough Osage Orange to last a while. Now I will have to go a looking for it as I am out. They call it "Bo Dark" there and use it for fence posts as nothing will phase it in the form of rot or chewing critters.
Jay

[Don Z.]

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I love the stuff. It's not as easy to find as it once was, and usually in small quantities. I do need to plant some trees. I did find saplings on line once that were bred to not grow their thorns. Someday I will have the small ranch and hedges. In the mean time I have a tiny bit left from the forum member who sent me some (I can't thank him enough!) and I've used it to make the screwdriver handles for my plane adjusting screwdrivers, and my marking knife. I still have plans to make a spar marking gauge. I am always on the lookout for larger pieces, and believe it would be ideal for blocks shells. We shall see.

[PeterSibley]

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Experiment with some eucalypt, despite it's bad reputation in the US it can be extremely good material, hard, heavy and strong.

[Sailor]

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OO my next favourite wood behind BL for many of the reasons mentioned above. I've had much better success with it than BL from seed. I have about 2 dozen of them on the eastern edge of my property and one day they'll be all growed up into a nice barbed fence.

[amish rob]

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Experiment with some eucalypt, despite it's bad reputation in the US it can be extremely good material, hard, heavy and strong.

We have lots of windbreaks of some eucalypts, I'm not sure if they're all the same around the region, but I've gotten a bunch of them.
The wood we get has gnarly grain, seems to last well when thrown over there in the part of the yard where big chunks of wood go, and burns like HOT.

One year we actually warped the doors on our Buck stove from the heat. We replaced our log grate twice that winter. And the house smelled like Vick's vaporub.

Peace,
Robert

[Jay Greer]

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Experiment with some eucalypt, despite it's bad reputation in the US it can be extremely good material, hard, heavy and strong.

There was once a man who planted Eucalypt around the country for making wagon axles, railway ties and wind breaks. Unfortunatly he chose the wrong kind, one that splits, is gnarly to work and rots. That is why we yanks don't use it much.
Jay

[goodbasil]

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The English made slick I bought from Woodcraft and returned didn't come with a screw or a hole to stick it in.


I think it was a lemon, I should have exchanged it. Great design.

[kelso]

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The lie-nielsen's I own were flat & true on the sole and flat & sharp of blade out of the box. Great performing tools. People always comment about their price, having bought lots of used hand tools, if you sum the price of a decent vintage Stanley block plane, a new good blade, and your labor to get it into shape, the price isn't much different.

The lee valley tools have generally been very good - the plane blades sharp, the plane flat, but some of their chisels have had funky back topography.

Been waiting to hear this - though I think I thought it already!

[Edward Pearson]

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One for Jay...

Check out these Japanese slicks that have turned up in Cornwall. The Japanese paper in the boxes is dated 1977. Can anybody read the maker?

[Edward Pearson]

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Seems these are "If you have to ask you can't afford it..."

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255667224349?hash=item3b86f43f1d:g:aT8AAOSwCYJi8RBk&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoLvLBtlPcQDNwoCuFJV2QRgNG4HXZiIMWyRtsjeBp7rEbhJUpDMydOMrU5jecw2FJKPgafEnGxDd3oNHePY6KCz4decLUxx%2F3lGhsgScYQgfzQmw94CJIlT2tBKkjTmwYqD8hqCI02%2FIs4DQBwFzfio7P5iB80R%2FeSIDthtfujSp7BhN2c%2FS61sX80MDN8VjjVefXupIN7ZEQAce5QVcnGE%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5qg3pqyYQ

He seems to import high end Japanese tools to Cornwall. Has some cheaper ones.

[sp_clark]

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Oldish thread, kindled back to flame with a fresh breath...

Those are some pretty sweet slicks there Edward, I envy the body who can afford 'em, let alone has the skills to both use 'em & maintain 'em the way they deserve.

Can you count the the 'rings' in that bevel close-up? I can't... sure looks to have been 'folded' a lot in the forging....

[Hugh MacD]

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WOW! I'm not sure I can even afford to look at those!