Report from Ottawa

[silentC]

You probably could have said the same thing about Australia a few years ago. However, what prompted my comment were the reports in Column 8 and elsewhere of people being accosted by security guards whilst taking pictures of certain buildings in Sydney

[MathewA]

[QUOTE=Robert WA]Silent.
There is a huge difference between the Yanks and the Canadians as to such things.
We did a trip through both the US and Canada back in 03. The Yanks are paranoid about the potential for terrorism (fair enough, I guess) but the Canadians are very laid back.
Going through a US airport is a real trial, much worse than here. In Canada it comprised something like this:
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A little secret... Canada is just as paranoid about terrorists but they can't afford to do anything about it so they just act like everything is good.

[zenwood]

Wongo: just for you...

I'm converting from ScarySharp to water stones, and upgrading the honing guide.

Nice beefy 1/2" mortise chisel and a couple of skew chisels.

Framing clamp, and some nifty stay-on corners for my band clamp.

Oh, and a couple of books.

[Robert WA]

Wongo: just for you...

I'm converting from ScarySharp to water stones, and upgrading the honing guide.

Nice beefy 1/2" mortise chisel and a couple of skew chisels.

Framing clamp, and some nifty stay-on corners for my band clamp.

Oh, and a couple of books.

I have a set of 4 of those mortice chisels and they are brilliant. My only hiccup with them was flattening the back of the 1/2" one. I must have got the runt of the litter and it took me almost 3 hours working on 80 grit Deer paper to get a hollow section out.
FYI. When you come to make a home for that chisel, a Sutton holesaw blade (33mm - 15/16") makes a hole that will accomodate it perfectly.
FYI (2). I don't think that chisel will fit into the new Veritas jig. Mine fits OK into the old version of the jig. If that will be a problem for you, maybe you should look for the old version while you are in North America. I imagine that there would be plenty of them for sale 2nd hand over there.
Enjoy the rest of your trip.
Rob.

[ryanarcher]

what's kind of chisel is on the picture on the bag? could this mean that LV is coming out with their own line of kick-ass socket chisels? Well done on the buy zen
-ryan

I find the credulity of Americans disconcerting. ...nutters ... When I lived in the US, I was appalled ... infested by charlatans ...wackos ... Sad, really.

Yeah, we're all psycho's over here. come on over, and i'll introduce you to my live in ghost. and if you want, you can talk to buddha - I have a direct line.