Philly
Established Member
Hi All,
I've been preparing a fair bit of interlocked timber recently and am unable to use my #5 (the slightest look and it tears out! :roll: ). Yesterday I could take it no more and decided to try out Mr Charlesworth's back bevel trick.
I ground a very small bevel on the flat side of the plane iron, at 15 degrees, giving an effective pitch of 60 degrees.
The bevel is very narrow, approx 1mm wide. I used a 800 and 6000 grit waterstone. If I decide I don't need it a little grinding should remove it.
So, put the iron back into the plane. Set it up for a very fine shaving and....
Hooray! Success!
It took shining shavings off the timber, leaving a tear-out free surface. What a result! Two minutes earlier it was tearing it up like a plough!
So I really recommend using this trick if you come up against difficult timbers.
regards
Philly
I've been preparing a fair bit of interlocked timber recently and am unable to use my #5 (the slightest look and it tears out! :roll: ). Yesterday I could take it no more and decided to try out Mr Charlesworth's back bevel trick.
I ground a very small bevel on the flat side of the plane iron, at 15 degrees, giving an effective pitch of 60 degrees.
The bevel is very narrow, approx 1mm wide. I used a 800 and 6000 grit waterstone. If I decide I don't need it a little grinding should remove it.
So, put the iron back into the plane. Set it up for a very fine shaving and....
Hooray! Success!
It took shining shavings off the timber, leaving a tear-out free surface. What a result! Two minutes earlier it was tearing it up like a plough!
So I really recommend using this trick if you come up against difficult timbers.
regards
Philly