David C":c5m5j0po said:
How do you straight blade, (with the corners eased), guys deal with truing out of square or even twisted edges? David
Three techniques David.
* Take a third, half or three quarter width shaving-- it works much the same as a cambered blade because the corner is rounded, and is a relatively easy technique. You can also switch from one side to the other mid-stroke, or two or three times in a stroke if required.
** Tilt the plane a degree or two-- a bit trickier than above but works with practice, especially if you place your thumb on top of the front knob (or somewhere in the channel of the casting on the top side) and hook your index finger under the sole of the plane so it rubs along the face of the board. This technique gives lots of physical feedback leading to quite good control.
*** Adjust the projection of the blade with the lateral adjuster; sometimes a single adjustment followed by a full length cut works, and sometimes making side to side adjustments as you go is needed. The latter, adjusting depth of cut side to side as you make a cut is quite difficult and can be a bit hit and miss if you aren't very familiar with the plane, ie you need to be very familiar with the slop in the mechanism.
Then there is bending the sole of the plane a bit along its length as you push by the technique of wrenching the knob and handle up towards each other or down towards each other, and twisting the sole a fraction by similarly wrenching the handle and knob in opposing sideways directions to each other.
Lastly, of course, there are easier and quicker ways to prepare a straight edge, eg pass the edges over a surface planer and just tittivate if and when required with a hand plane. Slainte.
