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I would not have under normal circumstances post such a small project as this on the hallowed pages of LumberJocks. However, as a reminder of pain anguish and poor planning, i record as penance, this expected two hour project which became almost 3 days
I have a load of additional combination plane cutters, which for years have been in need of secure storage. So, I thought it time to make a box or two for them
I made more mistakes, cutting errors and poor judgements than could be expected on a large scale project. My bad fortune even extended to my supplies, which either had solidified in the bottle; expired, broke or failed. I even threw it in the trash bin twice lol. Yes I can laugh now, but wow! What a job.
Anyway, it's done now. I have two cutter boxes, made from scraps of 5 mm ply and based on the Veritas cutter boxes. A central divider permits storage for two rows of cutters. A small "window" was also cut for the depth stops in the sash cutters to protrude. At 10 1/8" x 4 3/8" they mimick the Stanley 55 cutter boxes i have stored with the 55 plane. Btw - Veritas state the Stanley 55 cutter fits their large combo plane. They do not, unless about 1/16" is ground off the back edge of the cutter. However, the cutters from the Record 405 plane are a perfect fit.
I am sure others have horror stories from the shop to tell? I just hope my bad luck is all used up on this small project, although it is said, we are the makers of our own luck.
Thanks for reading
I have a load of additional combination plane cutters, which for years have been in need of secure storage. So, I thought it time to make a box or two for them
I made more mistakes, cutting errors and poor judgements than could be expected on a large scale project. My bad fortune even extended to my supplies, which either had solidified in the bottle; expired, broke or failed. I even threw it in the trash bin twice lol. Yes I can laugh now, but wow! What a job.
Anyway, it's done now. I have two cutter boxes, made from scraps of 5 mm ply and based on the Veritas cutter boxes. A central divider permits storage for two rows of cutters. A small "window" was also cut for the depth stops in the sash cutters to protrude. At 10 1/8" x 4 3/8" they mimick the Stanley 55 cutter boxes i have stored with the 55 plane. Btw - Veritas state the Stanley 55 cutter fits their large combo plane. They do not, unless about 1/16" is ground off the back edge of the cutter. However, the cutters from the Record 405 plane are a perfect fit.
I am sure others have horror stories from the shop to tell? I just hope my bad luck is all used up on this small project, although it is said, we are the makers of our own luck.
Thanks for reading