Richard Gillespie
03-19-2004, 8:47 PM
From past experience, Maple can be difficult to work with when planing. My first experience, I tried my 12" power planer on it and it chewed it all up. I ended up taking the wood back to a former employer and using their spiral bladed planer and wide belt sander to remove the chip out.
Any more, I've been using my power planer first and then hand planing for finishing. Since my last experience with maple I've changed the blades on my power planer. My question is, has anyone had any luck planing soft maple with high angle frog planes? If so, maybe it will be a good excuse to buy a tool.
Any more, I've been using my power planer first and then hand planing for finishing. Since my last experience with maple I've changed the blades on my power planer. My question is, has anyone had any luck planing soft maple with high angle frog planes? If so, maybe it will be a good excuse to buy a tool.