Joel Goodman
02-01-2009, 9:03 PM
Last weekend I was at the LN hand tool event at Cerritos College. Mr. Wenzloff was generously showing a fellow how to file his backsaw -- not a Wenzloff at that, and Deneb was showing the LN line of planes. In addition the man who makes Glen Drake tools was there with his products.
I picked up a tip from Deneb that I've found useful. He adjusts his planes with a small block of wood, say 1/2 X 1 1/2 X 5 inches long, planing first with one side of the iron, then the other. to set the size of shaving and to make sure it is even across the iron. Only then does he put the plane to the work. I find this technique is very helpful -- both for my jointer and smoother.
I picked up a tip from Deneb that I've found useful. He adjusts his planes with a small block of wood, say 1/2 X 1 1/2 X 5 inches long, planing first with one side of the iron, then the other. to set the size of shaving and to make sure it is even across the iron. Only then does he put the plane to the work. I find this technique is very helpful -- both for my jointer and smoother.