03-22-2024, 04:23 PM
As Bandit stated the planes of yesterday were never designed to be used on a shooting board. But the blade should be able to make a square cut using the lateral adjusting knob. and angling the blade. As far as the snide remark I have never had the need to plane teak, nor do I ever intend to ever cut teak. I have come to expect it from him.
People have been using wooden planes for centuries and I am sure none of them were flat. As I have said in the past, the ability of a plane to cut is directly proportional to the sharpness of the plane blade. Bandit has proven several time that he can sharpen a plane blade, and good for him. Although there is skill in using a plane, the real skill is in the sharpening. I do wax my planes with Tool Wax from Veritas
Take two sanding blocks, put 100 grid sand paper on one and 320 grit on the other and then tell me which one has the least resistance. I spent just under 4 hours grinding this plane. I also had about 40 minutes travel tine and I wouldn't have spent the time to use a machine that is designed to do one thing which is to remove metal if I thought I could use sandpaper and a piece of glass to flatten it. I know every body thinks they can flatten a plane but iron doesn't sand like wood.
If I were to buy a lie Nielsen #8 plane for $550 I would read that it is a great plane and that I am going to enjoy using it. I read all the time about how people love there Lie Nielsen planes, which are surface ground buy the way, along with Veritas planes. But if I regrind a Bedrock 608 , which Lie Nielsen copied, I get snide remarks. You will know them by there works.
I grind my planes because I CAN. I grind my planes because I like nice looking planes. Tools that look nice are also tools that are more than likely to produce good work.
On a different note, I have 6 people wanting me to grind planes for them and I am flattered. I still work as a Tool and Die Maker three days a week, 7 to noon. I can use the shops machinery for my own personal use, but I can't make it a habit of using his machines to do outside work. I can sell the 608 but I can't make a habit out of grinding and selling. I wish I could grind them but I can't.
Tom
People have been using wooden planes for centuries and I am sure none of them were flat. As I have said in the past, the ability of a plane to cut is directly proportional to the sharpness of the plane blade. Bandit has proven several time that he can sharpen a plane blade, and good for him. Although there is skill in using a plane, the real skill is in the sharpening. I do wax my planes with Tool Wax from Veritas
Take two sanding blocks, put 100 grid sand paper on one and 320 grit on the other and then tell me which one has the least resistance. I spent just under 4 hours grinding this plane. I also had about 40 minutes travel tine and I wouldn't have spent the time to use a machine that is designed to do one thing which is to remove metal if I thought I could use sandpaper and a piece of glass to flatten it. I know every body thinks they can flatten a plane but iron doesn't sand like wood.
If I were to buy a lie Nielsen #8 plane for $550 I would read that it is a great plane and that I am going to enjoy using it. I read all the time about how people love there Lie Nielsen planes, which are surface ground buy the way, along with Veritas planes. But if I regrind a Bedrock 608 , which Lie Nielsen copied, I get snide remarks. You will know them by there works.
I grind my planes because I CAN. I grind my planes because I like nice looking planes. Tools that look nice are also tools that are more than likely to produce good work.
On a different note, I have 6 people wanting me to grind planes for them and I am flattered. I still work as a Tool and Die Maker three days a week, 7 to noon. I can use the shops machinery for my own personal use, but I can't make it a habit of using his machines to do outside work. I can sell the 608 but I can't make a habit out of grinding and selling. I wish I could grind them but I can't.
Tom
