Dinged plane!

[Steven Mikes]

Was planing a thin piece of oak with my Veritas jack plane. I clamped a narrow strip of wood at the end of the bench as a planing stop. Klutz that I am, I ran the plane into the clamp on an errant pass and put a little notch on the front corner :eek::( I think those Veritas planing stops might be worth it after all... too bad I just missed the free shipping window!

[Rob Lee]

I feel your pain... BTDT....

On my current project, I cut through the cord on my Festool track saw....


Cheers,

Rob

[chris carter]

I have done that few times and whacked the holdfast holding the stop down, but never quite enough to cause damage to my relieve. Recently though I got the mortised bench stop from Lee Valley. BEST PURCHASE EVER. Don't know why I waited so long.

[Charles Guest]

Sometimes it pays to have a bench you don't mind putting a nail in. You can just tack the thin battens/stops down where you need 'em with finishing nails, Art Carpenter style.

[Derek Cohen]

Was planing a thin piece of oak with my Veritas jack plane. I clamped a narrow strip of wood at the end of the bench as a planing stop. Klutz that I am, I ran the plane into the clamp on an errant pass and put a little notch on the front corner :eek::( I think those Veritas planing stops might be worth it after all... too bad I just missed the free shipping window!

Steven

If on a corner, it is possible to file out the ding, and then repaint the area. The metal will have mushroomed - ensure that it has not spread to the sole. That would need to be filed to avoid scratching the wood when planing. Photos would help.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Steven Mikes]

Derek, yes it was on the front bottom edge of the plane so I filed it smooth. The metal is not painted on that edge.

[John Stankus]

I feel your pain... BTDT....

On my current project, I cut through the cord on my Festool track saw....


Cheers,

Rob

My father gave me the 49 ft :rolleyes:extension cord he used to use with his electric hedge trimmers :)

John

Reminds me that I need to pull out my heat shrink tubing assortment from LV and redo the splice

[Jim Koepke]

It must be my aversion to metal stops or metal anywhere near where a plane may go that has allowed me to escape such a tragedy.

Wooden dogs, a batten with dog holes to match the bench dog holes or a piece of scrap clamped to an apron on the end of the bench. Many ways to keep one's planes away from danger.

jtk