OK. I've had my fun, challenging myself to do the perfect glueup job.
25 glueups later, with my favorite toy, (the string clamp), I am pretty darn good at it.
Taking the advice of a good friend of mine, (Dan Minard aka. Raincoast Tonewood), I dug out my old rusty #5 Stanley hand plane, and gave it a serious tune up. We're talking, machining the sides to make it perfectly 90 degrees to the sole, and removing most of the pitting caused by years and years of serious neglect. (It was grandpa's) Sharpening the blade...yes I tried it for a couple of days...no, I was not successful. (unless a radius is normal!) Declan Industries in Whiskey Creek rescued the poor thing and saved it from becoming a shoe horn, so now it is 'hair removal' sharp, and very straight.
My prototype Shooting board is more or less permanent, until I need another challenge.
And then...I tried glueing up Hardwood. (Western Broad Leaf Maple~ Flat Sawn...)
I can see that I will need a few more days, to contemplate my mistakes!..
When I crawl out from under this Epiphanic experience, I will try another and let you know how it goes.
I do this all in the name of being informed, and maybe I will have something to teach you when you ask.
For now,
Stay Tuned.
Bev