Shooting Irons

[DTR]

Evening all.

I'm hoping you kind folk can advise me on shooting irons. I use my no 7 for shooting which, as far as I'm aware, dictates a straight blade. But for everything else I keep my plane irons cambered. What's the best way around this? Two blades for the no 7, one straight one cambered? A dedicated shooting plane? Or should I re-centre the camber on the stock when shooting?

Thanks for your help guys and gals.

 

[matthewwh]

I'd centre the camber on the wood.

The miniscule hollow you get along the length of the end isn't going to cause you a problem - if anything it's probably beneficial.

 

[Alf]

fwiw, in order of preference, I'd go:

Dedicated shooting plane - 'cos, um, well, any excuse, right?
Second iron
Driving yourself nuts faffing with centring cambers - 'cos I believe shooting boards are supposed to make life easier...

 

[yetloh]

I don't know why Matthew didn't suggest it, but the obvious solution is to buy a Quangsheng blade - takes and keeps a fantastic edge and is dead cheap.

Jim

 

[jimi43]

I don't know why Matthew didn't suggest it, but the obvious solution is to buy a Quangsheng blade - takes and keeps a fantastic edge and is dead cheap.

Jim

+100% on that one!

Jim

 

[DTR]

I don't know why Matthew didn't suggest it, but the obvious solution is to buy a Quangsheng blade - takes and keeps a fantastic edge and is dead cheap.

Jim

There's already a Quangsheng in my no 7! 8). I think a second blade (and possibly cap iron) is my preferred option at the mo...

Thanks for the responses!

 

[bugbear]

I don't know why Matthew didn't suggest it, but the obvious solution is to buy a Quangsheng blade - takes and keeps a fantastic edge and is dead cheap.

Jim

There's already a Quangsheng in my no 7! 8). I think a second blade (and possibly cap iron) is my preferred option at the mo...

Thanks for the responses!

Why would you need a second cap iron - I can't see a #7 blade having enough camber that the cap iron wouldn't be interchangable.

BugBear

 

[DTR]

Why would you need a second cap iron - I can't see a #7 blade having enough camber that the cap iron wouldn't be interchangable.

BugBear

I could of course use the same cap iron, but a second one saves me the fuss of changing them over every time I want to shoot something.

Plus it gives me a good excuse to try one of these Quangsheng cap irons that everyone's been raving about :twisted: