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17th January 2008, 03:23 PM #1Hewer of wood
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New acquisition: Jap style HA smoother
Got this from Lee Valley.
Thought it would be a Muji but no, it's from Shun-Gee LG.
Finish is good; good heft; blade looks to be HSS. Took some nice fine shavings off hardwood out of the box.
Sole is a bit high at toe and heel so lapping is in order.
btw, where do you tap with the mallet to raise, and where to lower, the cutter?
I'm finding it odd to pull it. Is this a necessity?Cheers, Ern
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17th January 2008, 03:30 PM #2
Tap at toe to lower, heel to raise. The secret is "Tap Gently".
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17th January 2008, 03:47 PM #3Hewer of wood
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Ta Termite.
And do you tap the wedge in too?Cheers, Ern
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18th January 2008, 08:48 AM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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18th January 2008, 12:36 PM #6Hewer of wood
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Goodo. Thanks.
Cheers, Ern
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3rd February 2008, 03:14 PM #8Hewer of wood
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And the q. about pulling?
I'm sure I could get used to it with practice but ...Cheers, Ern
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3rd February 2008, 04:19 PM #9
As far as I know, all planes are pushed or pulled depending on the user. Even my Stanley types are pulled if the grain demands it, so I'd say do whatever you are happy with.
(accepting that East is pull and West is push, it is not a 'rule'.)
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4th February 2008, 12:59 AM #10Senior Member
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As Groggy says, you can push or pull. I do both with my Japanese planes. When working on my workmate, pulling is much better when you are taking a lot of wood off. You can brace your foot against the workmate and pull and be fairly stable. Pushing on a workmate is a pain in the back, literally.
Give pulling a go and I think you will become quite comfortable with it. But you can push.
Rob
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3rd April 2008, 01:31 PM #11
The story is that pulling gives you more control. I have a lot of Japanese planes and I don't think pulling makes much difference. What I do think is that because they worked using a beam as a workbench and also often just worked on the floor without using vices that is they held it with their feet, you can understand they had much more control pulling.
Tune the sole so you get just a tiny amount of clearance through the guts of the sole and keep just the toe and front of the mouth in contact.
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3rd April 2008, 08:44 PM #12Hewer of wood
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Thanks guys.
Cheers, Ern
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