Is there a moderately priced alternative in the Neanderthal world to a power router? Right now, I have the need to cut grooves in wood. I guess I could chisel it out by hand, but then again, I could also buy a router and do the same thing much easier.
The Veritas Plow Plane is over $200, something I can't justify to myself (and forget about telling the missus about that). Even their router plane is $75, and it seems pretty free-form to me, with no guides except for depth.
I see Roy Underhill with his antique planes and drool in jealousy, but I don't see myself being able to afford one any time soon. Or am I missing something?
I just purchased a Rabbet plane for around $30 from Hartville Tool; I haven't received it in the mail yet, so we'll see how well it works. But there seems to be such a bigger leap in cost when we're talking about making a dado or a groove in wood.
I'm not a hand tool purist, but does anyone here bother with hand tools when it comes to making a groove?
The Veritas Plow Plane is over $200, something I can't justify to myself (and forget about telling the missus about that). Even their router plane is $75, and it seems pretty free-form to me, with no guides except for depth.
I see Roy Underhill with his antique planes and drool in jealousy, but I don't see myself being able to afford one any time soon. Or am I missing something?
I just purchased a Rabbet plane for around $30 from Hartville Tool; I haven't received it in the mail yet, so we'll see how well it works. But there seems to be such a bigger leap in cost when we're talking about making a dado or a groove in wood.
I'm not a hand tool purist, but does anyone here bother with hand tools when it comes to making a groove?