And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
according to what kind of craftsman you are referring to. was a carpenter for 37 years. very rarely used a plane. hell even the last few years a hammer was mostly used to knock things into place. everything was going to screws and battery drills.
I am a horrible carpenter. I measure once and cut at least three times. Looking at all of those planes... I have no clue what they are for...other than smoothing the wood surface. For me, one plane is enough.
A friend of mine collects antique tools. He probably has several hundred planes. Back in the day, carpenters would make molding on the job and each molding shape/size had it's own dedicated plane. Ditto for joints, rabetts, grooves etc. Also levels, slide rules, carpenters and machinist squares and more.
He has a room set aside in his factory to display and fool around with them. The room was built by a high end furniture maker and he hired a museum curator to come in and document everythng to museum levels.
It is behind a non-descript door and nobody even knows it is there unless he invites you in. He does have a few pieces displayed in the lobby.
That is a nice way to store & display you planes!
ReplyDeleteA true craftsman would have used dovetails for the display rack
ReplyDeleteaccording to what kind of craftsman you are referring to. was a carpenter for 37 years. very rarely used a plane. hell even the last few years a hammer was mostly used to knock things into place. everything was going to screws and battery drills.
ReplyDeleteI am a horrible carpenter. I measure once and cut at least three times. Looking at all of those planes... I have no clue what they are for...other than smoothing the wood surface. For me, one plane is enough.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine collects antique tools. He probably has several hundred planes. Back in the day, carpenters would make molding on the job and each molding shape/size had it's own dedicated plane. Ditto for joints, rabetts, grooves etc. Also levels, slide rules, carpenters and machinist squares and more.
ReplyDeleteHe has a room set aside in his factory to display and fool around with them. The room was built by a high end furniture maker and he hired a museum curator to come in and document everythng to museum levels.
It is behind a non-descript door and nobody even knows it is there unless he invites you in. He does have a few pieces displayed in the lobby.
Really impressive.