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Jim Sparx Inner circle Far Out, Texas 1144 Posts 
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Et tu, Spartacus?
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ClintonMagus Inner circle Southwestern Southeast 3997 Posts
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I could make my own toilet paper!
Things are more like they are today than they've ever been before...
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Eldon Inner circle Virden, IL 1137 Posts
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WOW!
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts
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I can't imagine a tool being that sharp, and I wonder what kind of wood that is. That's amazing.
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George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3045 Posts
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I don't know... I'm torn between buying a couple of Japanese planes or just giving up on woodworking...
Holy smokes!
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
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ringmaster Inner circle Memphis, Down in Dixie 1974 Posts
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On 2013-02-15 18:22, George Ledo wrote: Pick up one Japanese chisel, about3/4 and a pull saw. You might like them.
One of the last living 10-in-one performers. I wanted to be in show business the worst way, and that was it.
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The Baldini Inner circle I some how pounded in 2443 Posts
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My guess is the wood is green, it would need a lot of moisture to stay in one piece as in the video. Very impressive.
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jazzy snazzy Inner circle run off by a mob of Villagers wielding 2109 Posts
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Usually, the wood is Japanese white cedar, well seasoned.
The blades are hand sharpened for competition to 50,000 grit. Mr. Isao Inomoto has been making Japanese planes for more than 50 years. In my new DVD to be released in the spring, he demonstrates the process step by step, along with illustrated instructions so you can actually build your own kanna. I'll try to post some clips shortly.
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jazzy snazzy Inner circle run off by a mob of Villagers wielding 2109 Posts
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Here is Mr. Inomoto teaching a dai making class a few years ago (the dai is the wooden part of the plane).
The class ends with a planing contest. You can see how well the students did on their first try. http://hmsenterprises.com/webstore/hmsin......est.html
"The secret of life is to look good from a distance."
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Posted: Feb 15, 2013 05:49 pm 