Gramercy also makes a very nice saw vise. I have one and it is the best. I used several of the older saw vise and they work well also. They also have the files you will need if you decide to start doing your own. I also had my favorite dovetail saw redone and sharpened [...]

I know you will love the Gramercy saw – I have tried it at the Woodworking in America gatherings, and am very impressed with it. You take it easy between now and the long trip, and make sure to take along some Melatonin to help with jet lag. I appreciate your comment about the table [...]

Sorry for not replying sooner, Al, but R/L took over here for a while! Well.., …months..! I’m going for the Gramercy dovetail saw. I just like its smaller configuration and the research that went into this saw. I have not touched one yet, but it sure has touched me! LOL! So I’ll be paying Joel [...]

Gary, Glad they got you all sorted out! Carter has truly terrific support people. I must talk to them, to see if they are interested in giving discounts to Sandal Woods Members and readers. Dump the stock blade and get the Resaw King from Laguna, for the big work. For that class of band saw [...]

Well, I have yet another recommendation from Jeff at Carter, with whom I’ve been communicating. His recommendation is the CTR4 stabilizer combined with the 348 offset stud. He also sent me the engineering drawings for both the JET1 and the CTR4. It does look to me as though the combination of the CTR4 and the [...]

Yeah, I don’t see any reason to buy their conversion kit. And you’re exactly right that the critical issue is the offset from the holder to the blade. That’s what concerns me about the Jet1 recommendation since the blade aligns just outside the vertical tangent to the 20mm stud on the RIGHT side (as you [...]

Gary, I called Carter, and spoke with Christina. She stated that the Jet1 is NOT the model to get. This is the info she provided: Stabilizer for the band saw: Carter’s CTR-5 Offset Bracket: GRI U1, U2, U3 (these are a part of the Carter Conversion Kit) It might be best to call them back, [...]

Gary, I don’t see the specific model I got from Carter – in fact, I went through 3 different iterations as I tried to fit the stabilizer to my 17-inch Grizzly. However, the best fit today seems to be either their CTR1 for 14- to 18-inch band saws ( http://www.carterproducts.com/product.asp?product_id=28&cat_id=14 ), or their GRI1, for [...]

Wonderful, Bob! The first plane is always special.

But Arcadia is sure to make your time more enjoyable – enjoy your time together, as time is relentless in its march forward!

For the most part I am finished with the router plane. I did endup making my own iron out or an allen wrench. It worked out better then I thought it would. It is also way to big for the plane. But, know that I have made the one, it should be easier to make [...]

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THE WINNER! Thanks for entering, Bob!

I think this router plane will be terrific, Bob! Are you getting any help from the little one? Precious! I may undertake a similar router plane project in the near future.

You can see some pics here at flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkophotography/ I am using an eye hook to secure the iron. I drilled a hole through and then I made a mortse to accept the eye. Then I should just have to tighten the nut and hope it holds. I glued and screwed the bottom on. I [...]