Joe Pack
11-09-2005, 10:14 PM
I am trying to complete a harp kit for a Christmas present. I need to fit a 3/4" thick piece of walnut to join the curved arm to the top of the base. The plan calls for doweling/gluing the pieces together, then trimming the excess flush. I know the final "fitting" will be with sandpaper, but I am not sure about getting rid of the bulk of the excess first.
Looking through my Hartville Tool catalog, I came across a set of microplanes (coarse and fine). They look like they would be the thing to help pare the excess before sanding, but, never having used these, I am looking for your suggestions. I want to minimize damage to the arm and base, as they are all but ready to finish. Are microplanes a reasonable tool to use for this? Do you have a better suggestion to pare edge grain without messing up the finished surface surrounding it?
Looking through my Hartville Tool catalog, I came across a set of microplanes (coarse and fine). They look like they would be the thing to help pare the excess before sanding, but, never having used these, I am looking for your suggestions. I want to minimize damage to the arm and base, as they are all but ready to finish. Are microplanes a reasonable tool to use for this? Do you have a better suggestion to pare edge grain without messing up the finished surface surrounding it?