Planing Competition in Japan - Insane

[bp122]

Has anyone seen this?
I was absolutely blown!

 

[scooby]

Could do with that bloke coming round to my house. It'd save me changing my thicknesser cutters.

 

[Cabinetman]

The guy with the spear was pretty incredible as well. That wood they were using must’ve been so uniform in consistency, The shavings reminded me of pasta for some reason.

 

[bp122]

The guy with the spear was pretty incredible as well. That wood they were using must’ve been so uniform in consistency, The shavings reminded me of pasta for some reason.

I agree. To me, they looked like wooden auger bits!

 

[Peri]

I was really hoping the western guy was going to pull out a Record no5

 

[Droogs]

Of course the problem with all that is it is not how flat or true the board is after but how thin the shaving. Reckon I would still get a better cabinet with a #5 than one of their planes

 

[paulrbarnard]

Of course the problem with all that is it is not how flat or true the board is after but how thin the shaving. Reckon I would still get a better cabinet with a #5 than one of their planes

Yes it’s judging the waste rather than the product.

 

[Pallet Fancier]

I agree. To me, they looked like wooden auger bits!

They were works of art in their own right. I'd grab a handful and arrange them on something, or hang them off a string. Dip them oil. Would dipping them in thin PVA preserve them for longer?

 

[Billy_wizz]

So are those planes for general use or are they specifically for competitions

 

[Droogs]

They were works of art in their own right. I'd grab a handful and arrange them on something, or hang them off a string. Dip them oil. Would dipping them in thin PVA preserve them for longer?

if you want to make some, you can cheat by making a "Spill Plane", which were common when we hadn't invented the friction match. used to make spills for lighting pipes and candles etc

 

[JimB]

Like Cabinetman I thought, 'that's how they make lasagna'

 

[Ozi]

Yes it’s judging the waste rather than the product.

Such a Japanese thing to do, incredibly skillful ...but why?

 

[bp122]

Such a Japanese thing to do, incredibly skillful ...but why?

Because they can, I suppose..

 

[danst96]

I just want all the chisels in that video

 

[Glitch]

Yes it’s judging the waste rather than the product.

Hard to judge a piece of wood that's had a 5 microns shaving removed.

Trying to imagine the safety equipment you'd need before your employer let you stand on a log, chopping towards your feet with a super sharp axe. Wonder if he had all his toes

 

[rafezetter]

You know it's hardcore planing when there's a taiko drum group in the background.