Originally Posted by
Tom M King
For planes that pull thick shavings, I just get the chipbreaker back out of the way, so shavings can fly up in the air, and get out of the way. Some think a shaving is not okay unless it's straight, but I like for them to curl up, and fly away, rather than having to pull one off my wrist.
I agree. A chip breaker is only useful if you want it to break chips. On the #5 is set up as a “Roughing Jack” I cambered the iron and backed the chip breaker way off. It peels up big thick curls. When the board is trued up, I hit it with a #62 LA Jack to flatten and then with a smoother. The #5 does all the hard work.
Sharp solves all manner of problems.