James Carmichael
08-19-2007, 12:24 PM
I'm making a wooden scraper plane using a jointer iron that's been ground to 45-degrees. The iron works pretty well as a hand-held scraper tilted forward about 20-30 degrees from perpindicular. The hook is turned away from the bevel and cutting done with the back of the iron.
This will be kind of a roughing scraper for removing wood fast, like flattening edge-joined panels, so I'm not looking for a super-smooth finish. Since I have a box full of these Anant jointer irons, I can grind additional irons to whatever bevel I want. But, the bedding angle will be fixed, so I'm looking for suggestions as to what will work best for this purpose. I can cut the body at 20-degrees, but an undercut bed seems like it may be a challenge to work with for securing the iron and getting the mouth angled properly.
What angle do you guys with 112-type scraper planes find most effective for stock removal?
This will be kind of a roughing scraper for removing wood fast, like flattening edge-joined panels, so I'm not looking for a super-smooth finish. Since I have a box full of these Anant jointer irons, I can grind additional irons to whatever bevel I want. But, the bedding angle will be fixed, so I'm looking for suggestions as to what will work best for this purpose. I can cut the body at 20-degrees, but an undercut bed seems like it may be a challenge to work with for securing the iron and getting the mouth angled properly.
What angle do you guys with 112-type scraper planes find most effective for stock removal?