Jake Darvall
10-21-2007, 8:11 AM
I understand it looks pretty crude. But I really treasure tricks like this that make life easy. Especially the simple uncomplicated ones.
Thought it may be of interest.
I've tried a few methods of backbeveling for bevel down planes. But this is how I'll do it for now on. So simple. can forget stones, jigs....keeping them flat, and setting things just right. All that.
I just work out the angle you want. Scribe it off. I've got a line here about 15 degrees. So maybe I'll set it about 10 degrees (past the line). Grip it hard with my hand at that point.....Picture 1. It may not be clear at first exactly what angle your getting. The accuracy of this number isn't really important. What you want is a line that represents good results in the past. Increasing the angle until tear discontinues. Redrawing the line as you go, so you can find it latter.
Then straight to the wheel....I've got a bar suspended above it. And just lightly stroke it across the wheel. You'll lightly backbevel it polished in one hit. Till burrs kicked etc...checking for feathering edges. Picture 2.
I get consistant results this way, when I want a backbevel on teary timber etc. I can't think of a quicker way. Been doing it this way for a few months now on a couple of bench planes. No mishaps yet.
Thought it may be of interest.
I've tried a few methods of backbeveling for bevel down planes. But this is how I'll do it for now on. So simple. can forget stones, jigs....keeping them flat, and setting things just right. All that.
I just work out the angle you want. Scribe it off. I've got a line here about 15 degrees. So maybe I'll set it about 10 degrees (past the line). Grip it hard with my hand at that point.....Picture 1. It may not be clear at first exactly what angle your getting. The accuracy of this number isn't really important. What you want is a line that represents good results in the past. Increasing the angle until tear discontinues. Redrawing the line as you go, so you can find it latter.
Then straight to the wheel....I've got a bar suspended above it. And just lightly stroke it across the wheel. You'll lightly backbevel it polished in one hit. Till burrs kicked etc...checking for feathering edges. Picture 2.
I get consistant results this way, when I want a backbevel on teary timber etc. I can't think of a quicker way. Been doing it this way for a few months now on a couple of bench planes. No mishaps yet.