tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post7034468529474604655..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: Krenov Style PlanesKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-86197180822988988162008-09-01T07:54:00.000-04:002008-09-01T07:54:00.000-04:00RonG, the same thing happened to a friend whose gr...RonG, the same thing happened to a friend whose grandfather was a woodworker. All of his tools were sold before my friend was old enough to appreciate woodworking and he is still bothered by the loss. One more reason we should respect the tools we buy at auction.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-68572975342295448272008-08-31T21:16:00.000-04:002008-08-31T21:16:00.000-04:00Just found your blog.I grew up doing carpentry and...Just found your blog.<BR/><BR/>I grew up doing carpentry and construction work, and even now that I am a "professional" with too many degrees, I enjoy working with my hands and wood the most. Of course, a wife, three small boys, and a career don't leave much time for it.<BR/><BR/>About a year ago I came across some irons in a box in the shop. My great grandfather had been a cabinet and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-55784509430675491452008-08-06T20:51:00.000-04:002008-08-06T20:51:00.000-04:00Thanks Kari,You're the best of the best!Thanks Kari,<BR/><BR/>You're the best of the best!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805700379421777145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-92138041399234405092008-08-06T10:55:00.000-04:002008-08-06T10:55:00.000-04:00Bill, you do see Krenov's influence in many woodwo...Bill, you do see Krenov's influence in many woodworkers' pieces and several people have told me how his books impressed them. <BR/><BR/>Vic, I will keep my eyes open for you, no problem!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-46075665629892561682008-08-05T22:59:00.000-04:002008-08-05T22:59:00.000-04:00Kari,You're back there where many woodworkers are....Kari,<BR/><BR/>You're back there where many woodworkers are. If you run across another copy, please pick it up and I'll arrange payment and shipping.<BR/><BR/>I'll owe you big! But you should do it just because you're my mentor, whether you've agreed to that arrangement or not!!<BR/><BR/>I mean please...pleaseUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805700379421777145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-61955546306273647392008-08-05T17:02:00.000-04:002008-08-05T17:02:00.000-04:00I've always found Krenov to be an interesting phen...I've always found Krenov to be an interesting phenomena.<BR/><BR/>He’s old enough to be of the last generation of woodworkers who only made a living by building things. Yet if you look at the number of things he made, the number is quite small. Iconoclastically, he built a career on few wood items and lots of words. His good fortune was writing books about design and details when there were willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-34329172050233350852008-08-05T06:41:00.000-04:002008-08-05T06:41:00.000-04:00Mark, your house sounds like our house! Vic, they ...Mark, your house sounds like our house! <BR/><BR/>Vic, they are: the adjustable router jig (left) that cuts the channel in the bed of the plane that provides space for the screw that holds the chip breaker and iron together. You can see the channel in the block plane in top photo; and the grinding jig (right). Both are discussed in David's book.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-71707534003651610312008-08-05T00:23:00.000-04:002008-08-05T00:23:00.000-04:00Woodbloke,I'll have to actually get to the one of ...Woodbloke,<BR/><BR/>I'll have to actually get to the one of our malls and see if Barnes and Noble carries your mag.<BR/><BR/>Kari,<BR/><BR/>What are the jigs in the center picture?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805700379421777145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-77708053875740018252008-08-04T23:26:00.000-04:002008-08-04T23:26:00.000-04:00Pity about the dog poo. I've got an endless supply...Pity about the dog poo. I've got an endless supply right outside the workshop door. Mind your step!Woodfired!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16458127054748872680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-24184424419830137072008-08-04T16:28:00.000-04:002008-08-04T16:28:00.000-04:00Mike, there's an armchair woodworker in all of...Mike, there's an armchair woodworker in all of us. I probably have all of the same plane-making books that you do, and David's is far superior.<BR/><BR/>Woodbloke, I think they carry that publication at the local Barnes & Noble. I'll check it out next time I'm there.<BR/><BR/>Luke, if you are able to find the book, you will not be disappointed.<BR/><BR/>Dan, how 'bout youKari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-77611140872994139402008-08-04T12:31:00.000-04:002008-08-04T12:31:00.000-04:00I agree - great book! I haven't made a plane yet, ...I agree - great book! I haven't made a plane yet, but I definitely remember thinking it would be possible after reading David's book. Hope to get around to it one day.<BR/><BR/>But what about just the chocolate as a finish? Dark chocolate of course...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176548997819533683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-22513563902612813532008-08-04T09:46:00.000-04:002008-08-04T09:46:00.000-04:00Thanks for the prompting. I have been wanting this...Thanks for the prompting. I have been wanting this book for a while, so I went ahead and wrote David.<BR/><BR/>I hope it gets reprinted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-82916777581480023972008-08-04T09:19:00.000-04:002008-08-04T09:19:00.000-04:00I've just had an article published in Furnitur...I've just had an article published in Furniture & Cabinetmaking which is one of the better mags this on side of the pond. I've made JK style planes in the past but now I use a laminated construction with a seperate greeheart sole. The one illustrated in the mag is a 28" jointer with an adjustable mouth. The cap I use is made from 8mm brass pivoted on a couple of round head Woodblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573880625129679293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-21181085209665912122008-08-04T08:25:00.000-04:002008-08-04T08:25:00.000-04:00I have a couple of books on making wooden planes, ...I have a couple of books on making wooden planes, but not that particular one. I'll keep an eye out for it.<BR/> I do see the greatly reduced drudgery of the laminated approach vs. the traditional mortised approach, but I'm not sure which I'd try first. I'm strictly 'armchair' when it comes to wooden planes. Read about it, think about it... don't do it. I'm 'armchair' about a lot of things.Metalworker Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13764592666915257980noreply@blogger.com