Randall Houghton
04-13-2006, 11:52 AM
Hi
I'm new to the creek and I was curious if any of you have noticed a difference
in the surface texture of timber planed with a metal plane as compared to the
same timber plned with a wooden plane? I've tried several different bevel and
bed angles and it seems like a metal plane always leaves a more polished
surface than a wooden plane. Is the metal burnishing the wood or is it the difference in weight? Does that mean old time cabinet and furniture makers
werw unable to get a burnished surface? What do you think? Sorry about the long post.
Randy
Darksider(It's magic when wood comes to life):D
I'm new to the creek and I was curious if any of you have noticed a difference
in the surface texture of timber planed with a metal plane as compared to the
same timber plned with a wooden plane? I've tried several different bevel and
bed angles and it seems like a metal plane always leaves a more polished
surface than a wooden plane. Is the metal burnishing the wood or is it the difference in weight? Does that mean old time cabinet and furniture makers
werw unable to get a burnished surface? What do you think? Sorry about the long post.
Randy
Darksider(It's magic when wood comes to life):D