New set up for my dust collector!

Friday Night was spent with me fussing with my new plane. It took a bit of tweaking, but I managed to get it to a nice level for me. The wedge kept slipping no matter how hard I drove it in. A little sandpaper on the iron and pin and now it stays put. I was having so much fun with it I made a mess of my shop with a pile of shavings! So tonight, I cleaned up my room and set about rethinking my dust collection system. I saw a nice set up in a wood magazine. ( can't remember which one at the moment) that had the bag hang down. It saves space and I seem to get more suction now. It is also easier to get at the bag to empty the dust. I still want to make a new table for sanding. I can't wait! I also got a jump on the weekend orders by carving up 5 seats. I'll probably paint them tomorrow, unless I feel really motivated tonight. As you might notice, many are repeat designs. It seems woodland stuff is back in after a couple of years of taking a break for a couple of years. Hope you are all having a great weekend!

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Forget the carving.. Have you seen the plane?

Five seats tonight! I still have 7 seats for tomorrow, but we will be out of boxes after the ones that I carved tonight go out. However, I have been working on making my own wood plan for the last couple of days. I finally got it completely assembled and now have to fine tune it to make it work properly. This was not made from a kit, but rather scraps of wood that I had in my shop. I figured if I built it poorly, I could always start over. Believe it or not, it works! Sort of. I get about one stroke out of it before the iron slips. I probably have to redesign the wedge. Oh well! I will have plenty of time to tinker with it and It might come in handy later on. I most likely will not use it for any major jobs, just small ones, like flattening a dowel or rounding over an edge. I still have to shape it a bit as well.