Michael Luciano

Believe, the toothed blade was used to quickly level the substrate. Without power tools the substrate was leveled by hand, this type of plane blade was great on difficult grain and knots. The glue area is slightly increased on the substrate but, of course, not on the veneer.

Three of us,all members of the club, have been working on this toothed problem and have developed a
solution. We have designed a bridge which fits the mouth of all Stanley planes. The addition will have an adjustable feature to insure that it does not take to large a bite and choke the mouth. The device will be held in place by a gummy material. An individual tooth, as they wear, may be removed with a few good yanks. Because the mouth can only take so many teeth we could not include wisdom teeth in the design. Although, we feel that they are really needed. We have approached a possible vendor to produce and market our invention. They will make the bridge out of aircraft grade aluminum and paint it red. Our price point is $800, shipping and handling included.

I believe that “borated” means there is boric acid in the mixture, that is the formula. Do not know what the reason is to add this acid to the formula.

I have used Howard’s products for several years and it makes the boards look pretty. People, I have gifted, tell me the conditioner keeps the boards looking nice. Several boards are 10 years old. The conditioner is a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil.

Mike you saved the day. I was on Zoom and you came across as if you had prepared the presentation with time to spare. Well done.

Perhaps a compromise is in order. We could assign members, that is volunteers, to be assigned to an area to answer questions and to move pieces around for the public. The volunteers should not be identified with signs declaring they are there for security reasons but rather as “answer people”. Use hats, shirts, aprons, whatever to identify them. The volunteers would require info on the many projects we display and pricing on the pieces that are for sale.

Of course. The same way we would allow people to handle the turnings.

Gentlemen, not only touch but also sit down. Invite people to sit in the chairs we have made.