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I've got a ton of molding planes, bench planes, block and rabbet. Like I said, they are addictive. Once you get the hang of them, there is nothing better to finish a table top with. I rarely use the molding planes but I collected them so I don't plan to get rid of them. The king of my collection is a low angle smoother by Stanley. This is the newer model. Well made. Plane guys argue all day about what makes a good plane, but Stanley really came back to the game with this version.

I watched in awe the video at the Paul Sellers site that TerryDowning posted. Excellent!
I wonder how many of you have watched it? Did you catch Paul where from the sound of plane instantly knew he was planing into the grain instead of following with it?
To see how this man works is fascinating. Everything he does is to mimimize the disaster should a mistake occur. CRAFTSMANSHIP!

I agree, the Paul Sellers videos are excellent. I just came across a video on scrapers. Look at what this fellow can do with his sharpened scraper. There sure is a lot of hand took skill in the UK.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKZWqdPFul8

Some guy is seriously heavy breathing into the mic in that vid.

I really want one of those Routers that Paul is using in that video. That was awesome. I am going to try to make one of those tables. As I was watching it, I could see myself doing many things with it.

nathan

Paul's traditional English joiner's bench is the inspiration for a new work bench I'm going to build. I've never had a proper woodworking bench and have always been intimidated by some of the beautiful examples I've seen. Just the cost of the materials alone has kept me from even attempting. Seeing Paul make one with basic tools from 2x4 from the local big box was an eye opener and motivator. I really appreciate Paul's take on wood working and tools. It really is all about the craftsman and not the tools.

I do want to use a bench vise and and a tail vises, so I'm going to try combining Paul Seller's Traditional bench with the wedge powered wagons and bench vise from Shipwright's V8 degree powered workbench.