High angle on endgrain

[Justin Cavender]

I was working on a small bedside table for my daughter and was having trouble getting my block plane to do the job on some endgrain I picked up my mujingfang high angle smoother out of frustration and it cut the end grain like butter destroying everything I thought I knew.

[Jim Koepke]

I have used some of my Stanley/Bailey bench planes on end grain. As long as the blade is sharp and taking a light cut, it will do fine.

jim

[Derek Cohen]

I used to use a HNT Gordon Trying Plane (60 degree bed) on the shooting board.

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/Setting%20Up%20and%20Using%20a%20Shooting%20Board4 _html_m7c284729.jpg

High angles just do not cut as cleanly as low angles.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Justin Cavender]

That is the same design as my smoother only longer.