There are shavings and then there are SHAVINGS!!

[matthewwh]

Blimey, October 2010, you dug deep to find that thread Ali...!



Beautifully set up plane - I can almost hear the pfsssssht.

 

[Trafalgar]

A fine mouth absolutely helps reduce tearout and one can easily experiment with an ECE Primus smoother where all other settings can remain constant while the mouth aperture is adjusted. The effect varies in degree across species and grain orientation but it definitely exists.

 

[ali27]

Blimey, October 2010, you dug deep to find that thread Ali...!



Beautifully set up plane - I can almost hear the pfsssssht.

Thanks Matthew!! Guess who I bought the plane from :wink:

Ali

 

[Corneel]

Now you need to invest in better measuring equipement Ali. May I suggest the Mitutoyo 547-401:

 

[bugbear]

A fine mouth absolutely helps reduce tearout and one can easily experiment with an ECE Primus smoother where all other settings can remain constant while the mouth aperture is adjusted. The effect varies in degree across species and grain orientation but it definitely exists.

Or any of the moving toe designs, e.g. many bevel up planes, or a BedRock.

BugBear

 

[JohnPW]

My thinnest shavings are about 0.00001mm but since that's thinner than the wood cells, they turn to dust as soon as they come out of the plane!

 

[condeesteso]

The usual top work from Mr Sauer! Jim knows my views on shavings, but quite by coincidence this happened yesterday:

That's a five quid jack that I modified (rather heavily) with the intention of finally making a scrub of the size. Every time, I get near the end and think... let's just see what it can do :lol: :lol:
One day I will commit one of these things to being the scrub I need, but maybe not this one.

 

[G S Haydon]

All symptoms of thing going well and the potential for a well finished project

 

[MIGNAL]

OK you lot. Try that in figured Ebony.

 

[G S Haydon]

Lol, no chance!

 

[ali27]

I really liked the camera setup that Mr Sellers used in one of his videos. So I tried to do
the same thing:

View My Video

Don't know how to embed unfortunately.

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Very nice shavings Graham!

Ali

 

[G S Haydon]

Cheers Ali, I tried the same but the shavings are more "workaday" rather than the net curtains coming from yours https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlMfIGnqgS8

 

[Bedrock]

It would be helpful if, when we are showing shavings, we could always say what the timber is. Not trying to knock anyone, but having seen a couple of Japanese plane demonstrations, the timber seems to be something like Tulipwood, which in my limited experience, is a very forgiving timber to plane, being very straight grained, with few knots.

Mike

 

[MIGNAL]

I think it's a type of Cedar or Cypress. It's obvious that it's very straight grained, relatively soft and has a fairly homogeneous grain structure. Knots not allowed.

 

[iNewbie]

Port Orford Cedar - in japanese: "Hinoki"

 

[condeesteso]

danger of drifting off-topic here, but question for Graham. Saw the woodie smoother video, excellent and I was pleased that broadly I do most/all of that. But do you ever put anything on the sole once flattened? I have used hard Briwax before - partly to help reduce wear (if it actually does, unproven of course) and makes it nice n slippy. Maybe that's taboo but just wondering.

 

[G S Haydon]

Hi Douglas. Briwax sounds a great way to reduce friction and I would think the less friction there is the less wear? I tend to be in the habit of a touch of candle wax as and when required.

 

[condeesteso]

Excellent Graham, I shall carry on with Briwax on the woodies and I am a regular squiggler with the candle on the steel or bronze planes.