Jointer guide

[Gower]

I have seen a picture of a guide attachment for a bench plane used to stabilize the plane when glue jointing a board. Are they still available new or has anyone seen one second hand? You may ascertain from the above that my planing skills leave a lot to be desired!

Gower

 

[dunbarhamlin]

Hi Gower
St James Bay offer one, alternatively they do come up once in a while on eBay. Could also try Tool Bazaar, Old Tool Shop etc.
Otherwise just train your fingers to act as a guide.
Cheers
Steve

 

[Karl]

Rutlands sell this one. Not sure whether they are any good - never tried one.

Cheers

Karl

 

[bugbear]

I have seen a picture of a guide attachment for a bench plane used to stabilize the plane when glue jointing a board. Are they still available new or has anyone seen one second hand? You may ascertain from the above that my planing skills leave a lot to be desired!

Gower

I've got one, and found that it also requires quite a lot of skill to use.

My advice is to learn the normal (cambered edge) technique, which IMHO requires about the same amount of skill, and is cheaper!

BugBear

 

[MrJay]

If you're wobbling on thin, precarious edges plonk the piece flat on the bench, stuff a couple of likely looking bits of scrap underneath to hold it slightly aloft then pinch the whole shebang between bench dogs / under clamps or whatever you do and shoot the edge (no special shooting board required; or much wanted for spring joints).

 

[Paul Chapman]

Hi Gower,

I'd go for learning how to plane properly - it's not that difficult and there are people on here who could show you how to do it. It's about having your planes set up correctly and then learning the right technique. If you go for a guide of some sort, that will only help you with certain aspects of planing and you've still got to do the other stuff.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Philly]

Gower
I've used the Veritas fence - got varied results with it.
Mr Jay's suggestion is perfect - zero cost, 100% results. Give it a try (no pun intended), you'll be amazed.
Cheers
Philly

 

[Gower]

Thanks for your replies. The answers are what I suspected, I think. Taking up woodwork upon retirement, there seems so much to learn and although I love every minute, when you reach 70, time seems short! So,no short cuts, practice, practice, practice.

Cheers,
Gower
PS Look forward to meeting forum members at Westonbirt. What day?

 

[woodbloke]

Hi Gower,

... and there are people on here who could show you how to do it. It's about having your planes set up correctly and then learning the right technique.
Cheers :wink:

Paul

Paul's quite correct, learning to plane isn't difficult, it just needs a correctly set up plane and then learning how to use it properly at the bench. I would also steer well away from guides...expensive gadgets and not needed - Rob

 

[Digit]

It may not be difficult once you know how, but learning can soon reduce a 4 inch plank to a batten! :lol:

Roy.

 

[jonbikebod]

I always suspected there was a neat device to make this simple. I tried the Veritas fence and the L-N edge plane thinking they were just what I needed.
Completely wrong.
What I needed was a means of detecting the high points and off perpendicular areas of the edge and a means of correcting these. A try square and a straight edge full filled the first requirement. A cambered blade and learning how to move the plane across the edge so the area being cut, was controlled full filled the second requirement. There is no great skill involved; just an understanding of what is needed and the means to achieve this. The full explanation is in one of David Charlesworth’s first two books (can’t remember which off hand but both are well worth owning).
Jon.