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Author:  charliewood [ Wed May 03, 2006 9:42 am ]
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Hey guys - after seeing the otherthread with the beautiful planes I wasnt even sure if I should post this - those make my "nice tool purchases" look like a pile of puke - but Im happy about this so here goes>

I was out for 4 sheets 5x5 baltic birch ply today and I hit this place called - Tools and Space - they are closing down as the owner is retiring and they were offering 10-20% on hardwoods, tools, etc.
Luckily I was inthe market for some handtools, so I strolled in - I had to decide do I get semi crappy tools and get better ones later or bite the bullet and get quality.
Well I have lead fillings because I walked out of there with some very nice Lie Nielsen Planes and spokeshave.
a Lie Nielsen 5 1/2" Lg iron scraper plane, a Lie Nielsen 12deg low angle block rabbet plane, a Lie Nielsen #4 smooth, and sweet Lie Nielsen flat spokeshave.
A couple microplanes.
6 beautiful Pfiel chisels and a long bent #5 gouge, as well as some Pfiel violin knives, swiss steel is lovely!
A medium and fine arkansas stones, a veritas MkII honing guide, a dozuki back saw .3mm, 3" engineers rule, asst riffler rasps, even while getting a 20% discount - it was expensive
But wow, some very nice additions to the tool array.
Many more to go though.







Author:  LanceK [ Wed May 03, 2006 9:48 am ]
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Very nice Charlie!
Author:  Don Williams [ Wed May 03, 2006 9:51 am ]
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Great Haul !
Author:  PaddyD [ Wed May 03, 2006 9:58 am ]
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awesome,

gotta love the quality tools!
Author:  John Mayes [ Wed May 03, 2006 10:08 am ]
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Schaweet! Gotta love new tools!
Author:  SimonF [ Wed May 03, 2006 10:18 am ]
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I have found that I actually don't use a big variety of hand tools - I find
myself going back to a couple of them all the time.

Charlie, I have that very same Lie Nielsen spokeshave - it is a superb
piece of equipment.

Congratulations on those great tools. Buying stuff sure is fun.

--
Simon
Author:  Evan Gluck [ Wed May 03, 2006 10:20 am ]
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tools........ why is there no little drooling emoticon?
congrats I simultaneously got stuff from Stewmac, Allparts,K&K transducers and Warmouth this morning.
I love stuff!!!!
Evan
Author:  charliewood [ Wed May 03, 2006 10:42 am ]
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[QUOTE=Hesh1956] Hey Charlie what is the plane in the next to the last photo. It looks like a quality replacement for my low angle, over worked Stanley.

Thanks[/QUOTE]
why thats a Lie Nielsen 12deg low angle block rabbet plane - its an expensive little bugger, but from what I understand well worth the money. I love it that the blade comes all the way out to the edge of the sole!
cheers
Charliewood
I have a budget for power tools too! although this little mision may have put the jointer portion on hold for a bit!charliewood38840.8221643519
Author:  Michael McBroom [ Wed May 03, 2006 10:54 am ]
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Whew, looks like my idea of Christmas. I should show this post to the wife.

Best,

Michael
Author:  CarltonM [ Wed May 03, 2006 11:03 am ]
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Cool, Charlie! Those are USEABLE good tools!
Author:  RussellR [ Wed May 03, 2006 11:21 am ]
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Charlie

I'd rather have your haul, than the plane I posted (remember I don't own it), serious kit

Love the spoke shave, is that Lie Nielson ?
Author:  Anthony Z [ Wed May 03, 2006 1:32 pm ]
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Wow Charlie -- that's better than Christmas morning!! You are gonna be making some beautiful shavings!!
Author:  burbank [ Wed May 03, 2006 1:46 pm ]
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oooooWEEEEE!! Nice score, Charlie!!
Author:  Serge Poirier [ Wed May 03, 2006 1:50 pm ]
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I can almost hear the Christmas bells there Charlie, i'm very happy for you bud!

Looks like you're gonna be one happy shaver huh!

Way to go!
Author:  Don A [ Wed May 03, 2006 2:08 pm ]
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You done good Charlie . You will be glad in the long run that you started off with quality tools as you would end up buying them sooner or later.
Author:  JJ Donohue [ Wed May 03, 2006 2:12 pm ]
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Great score on the tools Charlie. You'll be happy in the long run once you see the results they can perform under the skills of trained hands.

That's a very impressive beginning to your guitar building armamentarium.

Good luck!
Author:  Kim [ Wed May 03, 2006 2:22 pm ]
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Cheers Kim
Author:  Dave Anderson [ Wed May 03, 2006 3:02 pm ]
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Wow Kim,Thats a heckova Smiley-con or whatever you call them! Super tools Charlie, I'd love to have one of those Lie-Neilson planes
Author:  Rod True [ Wed May 03, 2006 3:17 pm ]
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Sweeet, make sure there sharp, cause you got some mahogany comin'
Author:  Cocephus [ Wed May 03, 2006 3:27 pm ]
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Alright, Charlie. Where is Santa Claus and what have you done with him? Awful nice haul, so what`s the ransom?
Coe
Author:  Shane Neifer [ Wed May 03, 2006 3:41 pm ]
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WhooooHoooo!!

Nice score Charlie!!

For me it is acyually sad to here taht Tools and Space is closing done. They have been there long before the 25 years I have been woodworking and is one of the very few small high quality tool and wood places left. They also offered a great services in renting machine use by the hour and putting on a large number of different wood working courses.....makes me feel a little bit older......But Hey...you did great and you won't sorry...well, except for the stones, but I am just partial to water stones!!

Shane
Author:  Rossy [ Wed May 03, 2006 5:49 pm ]
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That's great Charlie. I wish I had those. Congrats!
Author:  Mattia Valente [ Wed May 03, 2006 8:14 pm ]
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Niiiiiice.

Dammit. Now I have tool envy. And I only recently got a bunch of shiny new hand tools. I guess I'll just wait for the Knight jointer to arrive. That should assuage my tool GAS for a while....
Author:  Arnt Rian [ Wed May 03, 2006 8:33 pm ]
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Oh that's nice!

I've had my eyes on the little Lie-Nieslon scraper plane for a long time, the original Stanley #212's are getting ridiculously expensive. The last tool list from Patric Leach had a well kept one for $1785.00, and as he said "worse examples have sold for more".    

One of most my frequently used tools is the little Pfeil chip carving knife, but I ground a much steeper angle on it so it's easier to guide the cut.

Those are some serious tools, congrats!Arnt38841.2321296296
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