Marty Walsh
03-08-2005, 8:21 PM
Hi everyone,
Some of you might remember me as the "yet-another-newbie" that got a pair of LV planes, made a few shavings and posted pics. I then went on to try and put a decent edge on the #4's blade with my new waterstones, (which I couldn't).
Well, a lot has transpired in the time since my last post. I wound up returning the LV planes. Even with the alright edge I finally got on the #4, I simply could not get used to the blade adjustment on it! Every time I'd get the depth and angle of exposure just right, I'd go to tighten it and it would shift one way or the other. If I needed a chamfered board, I would have been all set. I've read posting where people love that combined feed mechanism, but me and it just couldn't get along.
All is not lost. Woodcraft is running a sale, and on a whim I picked up a LN 60 1/2R. Their price was the same as FTJ, but tax made it a little more since FTJ still offers free shipping. There's that instant gratification thing again...:rolleyes:
http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albuy88/DSCN3247.sized.jpg
In my last post, I mentioned that I had a large project on hold until I could get a handle on this whole hand plane thing. I had 28 inset drawers all glued up ready to be fit. Well, the little LN did the job, and BETTER than I could have imagined!
It doesn't show up all that well in this pic, but aside from cleaning up the sides, and planing the tops to fit, I cut a rabbet at a slight angle across the bottom of all the drawers. Makes the spacing around the inset nice and even...
http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albuy88/DSCN3251.sized.jpg
Ok, so there's the little gloat. (The 60 1/2 is little, after all...) Now here's the question.
My next phase of the project is to flatten and finish the drawer fronts. Until I got bit by this damn neanderthal bug, I planned to use my Festool sander as I normally would. But after seeing the MAJOR difference in the finish on the curly maple from the LN, I have to give it a go on the fronts. The grain and curl literally JUMP out at me after being planed.
I know the LN 60 1/2R is almost useless for the task I have in mind, so I'm asking all of you for reccomendations. I'm considering a LN #4 (or #4 1/2), or the #85 Cabinet Makers Scraper.
A few of the drawers suffer from electron induced tearout from my planer. I might have to remove up to 1/16" or more in spots, so I'm thinking the scraper might take me forever. But I'm a little worried about the wild figure and the #4.
The drawers range in size from 4"x10" up to 9"x40". I figure the small size of some of the drawers rules out anything larger than the #4. Is that a safe assumption?
Thanks for reading this far, and thanks in advance for whatever you care to contribute.
- Marty -
Some of you might remember me as the "yet-another-newbie" that got a pair of LV planes, made a few shavings and posted pics. I then went on to try and put a decent edge on the #4's blade with my new waterstones, (which I couldn't).
Well, a lot has transpired in the time since my last post. I wound up returning the LV planes. Even with the alright edge I finally got on the #4, I simply could not get used to the blade adjustment on it! Every time I'd get the depth and angle of exposure just right, I'd go to tighten it and it would shift one way or the other. If I needed a chamfered board, I would have been all set. I've read posting where people love that combined feed mechanism, but me and it just couldn't get along.
All is not lost. Woodcraft is running a sale, and on a whim I picked up a LN 60 1/2R. Their price was the same as FTJ, but tax made it a little more since FTJ still offers free shipping. There's that instant gratification thing again...:rolleyes:
http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albuy88/DSCN3247.sized.jpg
In my last post, I mentioned that I had a large project on hold until I could get a handle on this whole hand plane thing. I had 28 inset drawers all glued up ready to be fit. Well, the little LN did the job, and BETTER than I could have imagined!
It doesn't show up all that well in this pic, but aside from cleaning up the sides, and planing the tops to fit, I cut a rabbet at a slight angle across the bottom of all the drawers. Makes the spacing around the inset nice and even...
http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albuy88/DSCN3251.sized.jpg
Ok, so there's the little gloat. (The 60 1/2 is little, after all...) Now here's the question.
My next phase of the project is to flatten and finish the drawer fronts. Until I got bit by this damn neanderthal bug, I planned to use my Festool sander as I normally would. But after seeing the MAJOR difference in the finish on the curly maple from the LN, I have to give it a go on the fronts. The grain and curl literally JUMP out at me after being planed.
I know the LN 60 1/2R is almost useless for the task I have in mind, so I'm asking all of you for reccomendations. I'm considering a LN #4 (or #4 1/2), or the #85 Cabinet Makers Scraper.
A few of the drawers suffer from electron induced tearout from my planer. I might have to remove up to 1/16" or more in spots, so I'm thinking the scraper might take me forever. But I'm a little worried about the wild figure and the #4.
The drawers range in size from 4"x10" up to 9"x40". I figure the small size of some of the drawers rules out anything larger than the #4. Is that a safe assumption?
Thanks for reading this far, and thanks in advance for whatever you care to contribute.
- Marty -