Brother took the Tool to the Work

[C. in Indy]

About 10 years ago I fixed up some Millers Falls No. 14's for a couple of my brothers.   I don't have the finished pictures, but I still have a picture of making walnut rear totes for them:

   


My brother in Tennessee was just blown away by what a sharpened hand plane could do.   He uses that No. 14 a lot as he fixes stuff around his house.

Lately he was working on a fireplace-surround.  He sent me a picture.  The plaster wall has deviations as great as 1/8" from "flatness", so he had to adopt the wood to the plaster's contours.  With some well-planned shaves, he got it tight enough to "look like it's growing out of the wall".   He's happy!

   


Happy Woodworking!

Chris

[Bill_Houghton]

Good education there!

[Arlin Eastman]

About 10 years ago I fixed up some Millers Falls No. 14's for a couple of my brothers.   I don't have the finished pictures, but I still have a picture of making walnut rear totes for them:




My brother in Tennessee was just blown away by what a sharpened hand plane could do.   He uses that No. 14 a lot as he fixes stuff around his house.

Lately he was working on a fireplace-surround.  He sent me a picture.  The plaster wall has deviations as great as 1/8" from "flatness", so he had to adopt the wood to the plaster's contours.  With some well-planned shaves, he got it tight enough to "look like it's growing out of the wall".   He's happy!




Happy Woodworking!

Chris

You must be the older brother.  I do things like that for my younger brother.

[C. in Indy]

Hi Arlin,

Actually, I'm the baby boy,  but -- Thanks Be -- we all get along and we do things for each other!    And each time we're probably also thinking of our late Dad.

Chris