tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post8086511700357243101..comments2024-03-10T05:10:30.779-05:00Comments on Sauer & Steiner: In the immortal words of Kermit...Konradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975387560456769892noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-53882171161837280162009-02-05T12:08:00.000-05:002009-02-05T12:08:00.000-05:00Hi Jacques,Glad to hear the plane tuning advise wo...Hi Jacques,<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear the plane tuning advise worked for you - and sorry to hear you no longer have it. I have struggled with my own collection of infills - both original ones, and ones I have made. I clearly have way more than are practical to own... but they all have great stories behind them. I am also hanging onto them for our kids - in the off chance that either of them might be interested in woodworking some day. <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>KonradKonradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975387560456769892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-32846047941331799782009-02-03T07:00:00.000-05:002009-02-03T07:00:00.000-05:00no i don't have the poitras going. it's quietly si...no i don't have the poitras going. it's quietly sitting in my mother in laws baby barn. i'm working out of my dad's shop which is fully geared, so all i did to the poitras was get the rust off and store it properly.<BR/>as for the plane... i followed your advice and got it nicely tuned up. but by that point i wanted to move on, so i sold it. at this point, i wish i would have kept it. it was working quite nicely by the time i was done with it.jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-19858304355673094592009-02-02T08:18:00.000-05:002009-02-02T08:18:00.000-05:00Hi Jacques,Thanks for the reminder about OWWM. I h...Hi Jacques,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminder about OWWM. I have been there several times but forgot about it. How is the Poitras working for you? Is it restored and running? <BR/><BR/>Glad to hear the plane advise was worthwhile - do you have the plane up and running now? Let me know if you have any other questions about it. <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>KonradKonradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975387560456769892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-78563845507473443652009-02-01T12:47:00.000-05:002009-02-01T12:47:00.000-05:00hello konrad. you picked my curiosity about big ba...hello konrad. you picked my curiosity about big bandsaws. i love old machines and i'm constantly looking even if i don't quite have a space to put them. my luck was good this summer when someone called me up with a 12" poitras jointer in the village where i'm at. couldn't pass that up.<BR/>anyhow, about a big bandsaw... i assume that most people know about owwm.org, but maybe not. it's a forum with a buy and sell called 'bring out your dead'. there are regularly huge machines for sale, thought they are mostly states side. it's a great waste of time, if nothing else. there's a 30" chicago exchange bandsaw on there right now, and quite often there are 36ers.<BR/>p.s. i'm the guy at inside passage (a few years ago) that had a shepherd plane that severely needed help, so robert gave you a call, and you gave good advice. thanks.jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-67555479574088498362009-01-31T12:38:00.000-05:002009-01-31T12:38:00.000-05:00Hi Steve,I don’t have too many burls - but the one...Hi Steve,<BR/><BR/>I don’t have too many burls - but the ones I have are pretty sweet. The burl under the infeed table is a 220lb Thuya burl - my kids call it the “dino-turd” :) <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>KonradKonradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975387560456769892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-54644762269562227022009-01-31T12:14:00.000-05:002009-01-31T12:14:00.000-05:00Congrats Konrad, that's a great machine to start w...Congrats Konrad, that's a great machine to start with, and now it's even sweeter with the new Byrd head.<BR/><BR/>Forgive me for hating you, but I'm suffering from BURL ENVY!!<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-22475954578741746292009-01-29T21:44:00.000-05:002009-01-29T21:44:00.000-05:00Hi Stephen,I do have some Brazilian Rosewood ”stum...Hi Stephen,<BR/><BR/>I do have some Brazilian Rosewood ”stump” wood. A lot of it is pretty crumby - but I found a few pieces that are spectacular - lots of amazing grain and color. <BR/><BR/>We are planning a veggie garden this summer - we had a large backyard tree that had to come down and has freed up some great space. Not to mention all the firewood! <BR/><BR/>Go nature is right!<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>KonradKonradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975387560456769892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-64020763189801541582009-01-29T21:39:00.000-05:002009-01-29T21:39:00.000-05:00Great to hear it, love the idea of a solar roof. ...Great to hear it, love the idea of a solar roof. By 'green roof' do you mean covered with plants? <BR/> I have heard that they have gone back and harvested the stumps of previously felled rosewood trees. I also like how japanese planes blades are partly made of old anchor chain or other recycled metal. Go Nature!<BR/><BR/>StephenUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894127395805731470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-30702620721957819322009-01-28T18:18:00.000-05:002009-01-28T18:18:00.000-05:00Hi Stephen,Funny you should ask. I have thought ab...Hi Stephen,<BR/><BR/>Funny you should ask. I have thought about it - many times. We considered putting a green roof on the shop... it was not practical to do so though. Sustainability... using rare exotic woods is not ideal in that regard... but when you consider how many boardrooms covered in Brazilian Rosewood have ended up in dumpsters because the next CEO favours Ebony...I suspect I am using a pretty small amount of wood. At some point - we may re-investigate solar for the shop. The roof is quite large and has total sun exposure (which is why we have overhangs on those sides to shade during the hot months). Are these the types of things you are asking about? <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>KonradKonradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975387560456769892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-79221633519173241432009-01-28T18:13:00.000-05:002009-01-28T18:13:00.000-05:00Hi Dan,Yeah - but I have seen the bandsaw you are ...Hi Dan,<BR/><BR/>Yeah - but I have seen the bandsaw you are working on.... talk about envy!<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>KonradKonradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975387560456769892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-6624183899231565692009-01-28T18:07:00.000-05:002009-01-28T18:07:00.000-05:00I wish I had space for power tools.... I must say...I wish I had space for power tools.... I must say Konrad I read 'it ain't easy being green' and I thought you were posting about how environmentally friendly your planes are. Sustainability? Carbon capture? ever think about these issues?<BR/><BR/>StephenUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894127395805731470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-78541673278308892562009-01-28T17:08:00.000-05:002009-01-28T17:08:00.000-05:00Oooh, machinery envy!Please tell me more about you...Oooh, machinery envy!<BR/><BR/>Please tell me more about your experience with the Shelix cutter head. How do you like it so far? I'm seriously considering one.<BR/><BR/>DanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com