View Full Version : handtools on.....plywood??
nick brigg
07-03-2007, 7:34 PM
i was taught planing plywood on edge was a big no no never ever. but ive seen a video of david marks hand planing an edge of plywood for a better fit...is the glue in plywood really that bad for your irons, or is it just like regular wear on the iron? thanks!
Zahid Naqvi
07-03-2007, 9:12 PM
The glue will dull your blade very quickly, but some times you got to do what ya got to do.
Roger Bell
07-03-2007, 9:56 PM
Sure you can....if you really need to. I do it all the time. It won't ruin the iron, but it will dull it pretty quick, that's all.
Doug Shepard
07-03-2007, 11:36 PM
This would seem to suggest that it's the endgrain plies that dull the iron, and not the glue lines
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=10389
Jim Becker
07-04-2007, 10:23 AM
The glue will dull your blade very quickly, but some times you got to do what ya got to do.
I agree with Zahid. The end result is what rules. Now...excessive work on this stuff would not be a great idea relative to iron life...
Steve Clardy
07-04-2007, 11:06 AM
I've done it numerous times.
Say like fitting a ply cabinet back.
Never noticed any ill effects on my block planes.
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