Well Shut My Mouth

[Jim Koepke]

Some planes without adjustable mouths or frogs may benefit from this article:

https://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/close-throat-plane-shimming-blade

jtk

[Rick Malakoff]

Thanks, simple as that!

Merry Christmas
Rick

[Derek Cohen]

I posted this modification here quite a while back. A few times.

I used brass shim to close up the mouth of a LN #103. This was epoxied to the bed behind the mouth, and serves to raise the blade at this point ....

https://s19.postimg.org/b6fftgnkz/LN103-3a_zpsg9fhr6hf.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/hiul3aqn7/LN103-2a_zpsykbbtf0z.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/3nwaktw83/LN103-1a_zpsuxrwlahs.jpg

Regards from Perth

Derek

[lowell holmes]

I tried to open the article, but pop wood is not working for me.

[Jerry Olexa]

Thanks Jim...Useful article,,