Steven Mikes
09-28-2018, 2:10 PM
http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=64009&cat=1
Has anyone used these guys? I bought a pair recently (apparently just in time since they seem to no longer be available). My first reaction when unpacking them was "awww!" because they are sooo cute. The round cut alright out of the box, but needs sharpening. The hollow was too dull, spent forever (which is about 1hr in this case) flattening the back which makes it almost ok, need to work on the bevel now.
Anyhow I made some test cuts in poplar, pretty nice. Couple things, there is no fence on the plane so I assume the thing to do is clamp a fence to your work piece and ride it?
Secondly, they are pretty small and I have a hard time keeping all my fingers out of the way of hitting into the end of the work piece, especially on the start of the cut. Usually Asian style planes are pulled, guessing these are meant for pulling too?
Thanks in advance for any tips!
Has anyone used these guys? I bought a pair recently (apparently just in time since they seem to no longer be available). My first reaction when unpacking them was "awww!" because they are sooo cute. The round cut alright out of the box, but needs sharpening. The hollow was too dull, spent forever (which is about 1hr in this case) flattening the back which makes it almost ok, need to work on the bevel now.
Anyhow I made some test cuts in poplar, pretty nice. Couple things, there is no fence on the plane so I assume the thing to do is clamp a fence to your work piece and ride it?
Secondly, they are pretty small and I have a hard time keeping all my fingers out of the way of hitting into the end of the work piece, especially on the start of the cut. Usually Asian style planes are pulled, guessing these are meant for pulling too?
Thanks in advance for any tips!