Thom Sturgill
01-05-2008, 9:29 PM
Couldn't decide on the proper title for this thread :D.
After getting several planes off of eBay, I squared and sharpened the blades, and cleaned (citric acid bath) and flattened the soles on most of them (thanks for all the good advise on the site guys!) But I had yet to really try any of them, though I had used my new LN small block plane.:D
I had also decided to build a Krenov style smoother. When I needed to smooth and square a block of hard maple (I had already flattened one side and glued a 1/4" piece of cocobolo for a sole) I reached for the #5C that I had cleaned (only slightly) and sharpened. I was totally amazed at the ease with which it cleaned off the saw marks and how well I was able to keep the side flat while squaring it to the sole. After cutting off the cheeks I cleaned those cuts up too.
All I can say is THIS is what I got back into woodworking for...
After getting several planes off of eBay, I squared and sharpened the blades, and cleaned (citric acid bath) and flattened the soles on most of them (thanks for all the good advise on the site guys!) But I had yet to really try any of them, though I had used my new LN small block plane.:D
I had also decided to build a Krenov style smoother. When I needed to smooth and square a block of hard maple (I had already flattened one side and glued a 1/4" piece of cocobolo for a sole) I reached for the #5C that I had cleaned (only slightly) and sharpened. I was totally amazed at the ease with which it cleaned off the saw marks and how well I was able to keep the side flat while squaring it to the sole. After cutting off the cheeks I cleaned those cuts up too.
All I can say is THIS is what I got back into woodworking for...