Comments on: Cheating at Jointing Edges

By: Cliff

Cliff — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:14:17 +0000

Nice post Chris! I like your approach. Always enjoy your articles and books. Keep up the good work. Regarding the ever-present critics…think about what they say, take what you can use (and pass it on) and forget the rest. cliff

By: Jorge Gasteazoro

Jorge Gasteazoro — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:25:48 +0000

OTOH, just get a Veritas edge trimming block plane and forget all the hassle and uncertainty. Couple of passes and you have a perfect 90º angle, and the bronce one is cool on top..

By: Jan Goris

Jan Goris — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:40:52 +0000

JC,

As I recall, Japanese planes have toes that are higher than their heels.

Jan

By: Samson

Samson — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:15:53 +0000

This is another good alternative once the jointer has done its work (power or hand):

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=32684&cat=1,41182,48945

or the LN equivalent.

By: JC

JC — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:54:39 +0000

Just curious. Since power planers have adjustable infeed/outfeed tables, you set the outfeed higher than the infeed to that the planed wood will slide onto it without getting out of level. Are there handplanes designed to do this, or would the setup/tuning be too maddening? In otherwords, could the planes sole have two levels and the toe would be higher than the heel by the same amount as the blade depth adjustment?

By: Adrian

Adrian — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:56:58 +0000

Winton, according to Charlesworth, the shorter the plane the deeper hollow it can make in the work if you take stopped shavings (where you start and stop the cut in the middle of the wood). As Chris notes, Charlesworth says to continue taking stopped shavings until the plane doesn’t cut, at which point you are done. No straight edge required. But the depth of the hollow this creates in the edge depends on the length of the plane: if your plane is too short then you could end up with an excessive hollow in the work.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:01:16 +0000

I thought the link for Natl. Tartan day was going to take us to a picture of Chris or atleast Marc Spag. in a kilt!

By: Ethan

Ethan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:09:39 +0000

A kilt is not a dress!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/photo.php?pid=294601&id=1077654833

Ay, and here’s one of me in my Utilikilt (when I was younger and more apt to walk around shirtless)…

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/photo.php?pid=301320&id=1077654833

Out of curiosity, Chris, has anyone ever attended a class at Mark Adams’ school wearing a kilt?

Or kilted while wearing a "May the Schwarz be with you!" shirt?

Ahhh… April 25th is coming up soon!

By: Christopher Schwarz

Christopher Schwarz — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:30:56 +0000

Alex,

Yup. I do this using my end vise. I picked it up the idea from a French tool catalog. I think I showed this on the DVD "Building Furniture with Handplanes." The only downside is your bench has to be reasonably flat.

Chris

By: Christopher Schwarz

Christopher Schwarz — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:28:51 +0000

Will,

The wood is 3/8"-thick rosewood. There are two screw holes in the fence of the No. 386. They’re #8 screws I believe, driven all the way through the fence. Then the screw tips were clipped off and ground back a bit. This makes for an excellent fit.

Any tough hardwood would be ideal for a fence facing.

Chris