Wobbly as a Weeble

[PerranOak]

Thank you for that.

Though I just looked at my oil stone.

Horror!!

It's narrower than the plane blade! What a crock!

 

[bugbear]

Thank you for that.

Though I just looked at my oil stone.

Horror!!

It's narrower than the plane blade! What a crock!

That's not a problem - if it were, sharpening a drawknife would need a remarkable stone!

Just move the blade side-to-side, so (in total) the whole blade get sharpened.

Some old timers prefer narrower stones, since this side-to-side technique prevents any tendency to hollowness in width - a great evil.

Some large wooden jointers had 2 3/4" blades - stones were never THAT big...

BugBear

 

[Mikey R]

Some large wooden jointers had 2 3/4" blades - stones were never THAT big...

Never say never!

http://www.classichandtools.com/acatalo ... tones.html

Ive got the 3" x 8" medium and fine India stones and an Arkansas uber fine stone.

 

[bugbear]

Some large wooden jointers had 2 3/4" blades - stones were never THAT big...

Never say never!

http://www.classichandtools.com/acatalo ... tones.html

Ive got the 3" x 8" medium and fine India stones and an Arkansas uber fine stone.

I'll see your 3" stone and raise you a cooper's jointer plane, with a 3 3/4" blade (Holzappfel).

BugBear (gambling)

 

[Mikey R]

I'll see your 3" stone and raise you a cooper's jointer plane, with a 3 3/4" blade (Holzappfel).

BugBear (gambling)

Ok, ok

Is a blade that big cambered, and whats the bedding angle? It must be really difficult to push!

Any photos?

 

[PerranOak]

Just move the blade side-to-side, so (in total) the whole blade get sharpened.

I'm not sure I get it?

Do you mean across the length of the stone? If so, the guide will have nothing to run on.