JonnyW":eqbl06tl said:Although, I must admit, I thought you were also going to say 'and use sun screen'.
Jonny
Well, if you're a bodger working shirtless in a treeless forest, that might be a need, too!
JonnyW":eqbl06tl said:Although, I must admit, I thought you were also going to say 'and use sun screen'.
Jonny
D_W":i3nbqyda said:CStanford":i3nbqyda said:I've become lost about what point(s) you're trying to make.
Plane design and method of use that actually gets the most work done with the least effort.
It's not much of a discussion when the "experts" do nothing but smooth wood and are certain that they know more about plane design than people who actually used them for a living. Thus, as they say in shark tank, I'm out.
G S Haydon":1qkbqwa5 said:I read that one too. The article seemed geared around a plane to cover all bases. In most shops I guess that is mainly smoothing and fine adjustment with a few heavy passes now and again. I was preparing some boards this evening and actually grabbed a cheap Pinie plane that I'd not used yet. Its light weight was very much appreciated!
I see a 5 as a general purpose plane for smaller work. The difference between it and the 5 1/2 jack plane is quite noticeable....... There are obviously many who do not like the idea of the #5 a a "jack of all trades" - quite literally, that is, they will use it for only one task - something that ranges between a longer smoother and a shorter jointer. However, this is not the forte of the #5, which is more typically used as a rough plane with an 8" radius blade -....
rkboston":cawsqree said:I find that what D_W recommends to be more of a my cup of tea. I am an engineer though and usually like to think about what worked and what did not and do not mind taking a hard way to practice some basic skills.
swagman":kg3fwxhm said:The timber your working with will determine the best approach. As Derek has previously mentioned; a power jointer and thicknesser to prep the stock for final smoothing is a preferable option when dealing with some of the Aussie Hardwoods.
Stewie;
David C":xgo2o35c said:No one who works professionally, in their right mind, would do without planer thicknesser and bandsaw at the very least. (Except for museum type workshops like Collonial Williamsburg)
This fashion for reproducing the past, everything by hand seems a bit bizarre to me.
David
bugbear":2egrs3jk said:To me, one of the joys of a forum is finding out just how many different solutions there are.
BugBear
G S Haydon":18nwfzp6 said:I read that one too. The article seemed geared around a plane to cover all bases. In most shops I guess that is mainly smoothing and fine adjustment with a few heavy passes now and again. I was preparing some boards this evening and actually grabbed a cheap Pinie plane that I'd not used yet. Its light weight was very much appreciated!
Jeff writes good articles, and in this case did do a lot of comparisons. However I found it interesting that the planes chosen were #5s - jack planes - and no where, at any time, was there a recommendation, or even a suggestion, to prepare the blades with a camber for hogging. The planes were only used with a straight blade ala smoothers. There are obviously many who do not like the idea of the #5 as a "jack of all trades" - quite literally, that is, they will use it for only one task - something that ranges between a longer smoother and a shorter jointer. However, this is not the forte of the #5, which is more typically used as a rough plane with an 8" radius blade - or is so in my workshop. Indeed, a flat sole is not needed, and this factor could have changed the results completely. As a result, the article seemed to miss the point for me.
Regards from Perth
Derek
David C":3nbv3snq said:No one who works professionally, in their right mind, would do without planer thicknesser and bandsaw at the very least. (Except for museum type workshops like Collonial Williamsburg)
This fashion for reproducing the past, everything by hand seems a bit bizarre to me.
David
swagman":gfoayyuq said:David C":gfoayyuq said:No one who works professionally, in their right mind, would do without planer thicknesser and bandsaw at the very least. (Except for museum type workshops like Collonial Williamsburg)
This fashion for reproducing the past, everything by hand seems a bit bizarre to me.
David
This fashion for reproducing the past, everything by hand seems a bit bizarre to me.
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=adam ... JmKOZAM%3A :shock: #-o
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