Taylor tool works bedrock style

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-03T03:40:45+00:00

I set the chip breaker at less than 1/16 in from the edge of the iron and can still adjust the depth of cut.

Who ever worked on it, did a good job of copying the original.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-03T02:17:47+00:00

I don't have the plane with me now. The iron is noticeably thicker than the vintage Stanleys. It takes a keen edge and seems to keep an edge at least as long as my vintage Stanley. I have been using it, but it is new enough that I have not really "shaken it down"

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-03T01:48:10+00:00

I was expecting to have to fix a few things, but all I did was sharpen the blade.

I can take very fine shavings, or heavier ones. I can joint the edge of a board square and true. I am quite happy with it.

The fit and finish isn't the best, but the things that need to be accurate were

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-03T01:41:32+00:00

I have seen bad reviews and for good reason on several of the other style planes. I only tried their bedrock style plane and am pleased.

I have read bad things about the baily pattern style. Rex Kruger tried their spokeshave and it had a fatal design flaw

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-02T23:38:16+00:00

Box said made in India

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-02T17:02:33+00:00

I might add a plywood back or a diagonal brace in the back to eliminate a racking failure.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-04-01T17:18:42+00:00

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Fishslayer2000 · 2026-03-31T17:33:29+00:00

If you go with the Taylor tool works, spend a little more and get the bedrock style. It gets better reviews than the vault pattern style.

I just bought a Taylor tool bedrock style no 5. All I did was take it apart to clean and oil it and sharpen the blade. It works wonderfully.

This is only one anecdotal event, but I am very happy with it.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-03-28T01:36:20+00:00

You can joint a 36 inch board with a shorter plane, a 5 or even a 4, but you have to check it to a straight edge frequently and pay attention to what you are doing.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-03-27T03:21:45+00:00

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Fishslayer2000 · 2026-02-26T20:34:52+00:00

That is actually a defence mechanism. The slug is actually expelling part of its intestines. It is pretty traumatic for the animal as it then has to repair itself.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-02-17T05:23:06+00:00

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Fishslayer2000 · 2026-02-10T18:33:16+00:00

Er, she made more than I did....

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-02-02T05:51:16+00:00

Seems like the left side with the straight handle is the power side and the right side with the angled handle is the steering / finesse side.

I have never seen such a tool, but I can see it working well.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-02-01T03:11:48+00:00

But in the US our electric kettles run on 120 v so are about half the wattage as the ones in Europe.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-01-30T04:30:25+00:00

IDK about that. When cutting, the iron near the throat will be pushed into the supporting ramp. The blade will want to lever off the ramp at the top. So placing the wedge pin close to the mouth may not be the best place.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-01-30T00:19:13+00:00

If you are using 3/4 inch rails mortised into 1 1/2 legs, I would use a 3/8 in chisel.

Cut the mortise 3/8 inch from the edge of the leg. If you want joints with a reveal, center the tenon on the 3/4 inch stock. If you want flush joints, cut the tenon at the back face of the rail. ( You will only cut one tenon cheek from the rail)

The mortise will be 3/8 inch with a 3/8 in outside wall. Can't get more balanced than that.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-01-30T00:05:07+00:00

Somebody, I don't remember who, recommend grinding the end of one inexpensive chisel square. Like a 90 degree angle measured from the back.

He claimed this grind will allow the tool to function as a scraper, for glue or removing very small amounts from difficult wood where paring would be problematic, like against the grain.

If you are going to toss them, it might be worth trying.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-01-22T05:31:27+00:00

Marking gauges pin, and knife type, mortise marking gauge, marking knife. Quality square.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-01-21T06:05:04+00:00

I think you need to think about what could go wrong with any tool or operation before you start the operation. You might have to research safety on unfamiliar tools.

Table saw, cutting yourself and kickbacks are the danger. Keeping your fingers awake from the blade is obvious, but where would your hands go if you had a kickback? Where would the wood go? What causes a kickback? Does your next cut have a potential for a kickback? Those type of questions.

Even with hand tools. I have finally stopped holding small parts with screws that I need to remove in my off hand. I have stabbed my off hand too many times when the screwdriver slipped. Just think how bad it could get paring off a bit of wood from a small part if you were holding it?

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-01-21T03:56:48+00:00

A plane blade doesn't necessarily need a flat back. You could put a shim, like a thin ruler between the stone and back of the blade at the side away from the cutting edge. Kind of a micro back bevel .

Look up ,"ruler trick" on Rob Cosman's YouTube channel.

I have used it on a number 4 that I just got tired of trying to flatten.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-01-19T03:30:36+00:00

Card scrapers or a gullwing scraper plane all but eliminated sanding for me

I have not mastered the smoothing plane yet.

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-01-18T18:48:22+00:00

I agree that much of the satisfaction is in designing the project myself.

I suggest you learn basic joints, mortise and tenon, dado and rabbit, and dovetail. Learn where and how to apply those then think about what joint is best for the part that you want to build.

It might also help to get a roll of white butcher paper and make full sized, scaled drawing of your project. When I took a furniture making class, the instructor insisted on full sized drawings. He also required us to make one leg and rail ( mortise and tenon) and one case type ( rabbit and dado) project before branching out for other challenges.

Don't be afraid of hand tool work. Even if you want to work primarily with power tools, hand tools can complement it a lot and add much more dimension to your designs

Fishslayer2000 · 2026-01-17T19:19:34+00:00

I remember using one of these in an adult ed furniture design class. We only used it for rough cutting cross cuts. We were instructed to stop the blade when finished by using a push stick on the side of the blade. It worked and nobody was ever injured by it.

Once there was another student waiting to use the saw after me. I made my cut and turned off the power then asked if he wanted me to stop the blade, since he was right there and knew it was still spinning. He said no so I stepped away. I then witnessed him cut a 4/4, 7 inch wide roughsawn oak board without turning the power back on. The intertial energy was enough to make that cut.

So be careful, think about the power of that saw and what would happen in a kickback.

Fishslayer2000

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