Smoothing of jointed edges

[Pabs]

I have made this board out of redwood for the panels to my sons secret cabinet/den. This is a facing edge so i wanted it nice and smooth; I actually preferred using my block plane with the mouth set very fine and a polished sole and iron

I felt it gave superior results than my no 4 which admittedly isn't a polished sole and iron yet

Is this how important setting up planes is or am I a justified fan of the block plane edit: or inconsistent technique with heavier planes
Many thanks.


Thanks

 

[johnnyb]

That looks like a bigger plane than a 4. A no6/7/8 maybe. Anyway that's the plane to use for many reasons. But what happens at the cutter is dependant on setting up and sharpness. Remember once it's set up your good forever. And polish of the sole is largely cosmetic. It needs to be flat at the front of the sole just in front of the cutter and at the back everything else is a bonus. These days I prefer to use scraping and micrometer blue on a granite block. I think sanding whilst fine tends to round and distort.

 

[TRITON]

That looks like a bigger plane than a 4. A no6/7/8 maybe

Yeah 6. I've this one with a very nice cast blade and 2 piece cap iron. A very versatile plane is the Record No6