Spent some time this evening with my trusty #5 and #7 and flattened the top of
my bench. I also laid the bench on its backside and flattened the front apron. I
have to say that I’m quite happy with the results. One of the benefits of a
Nicholson is that if you build it correctly and spend some time flattening the
tops of the aprons and the cross braces, when you screw the bench top down, it
should be pretty flat to start with. That being, I went to town with my planes -
got the irons nice and sharp, resharpened them a couple of times, waxed the
soles up, and really worked up a heck of a sweat. I’m not saying that it rivals
a granite plate in a Machinist’s shop, but overall I’d say it’s pretty damn
flat. I’ll prob take a few more licks at it once the holdfast holes have been
drilled.

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-Dan

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