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  1. #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by Plonee View Post

    can this kanna be used for rough planing?

    Yes, but, would you use a Formula 1 racing car to plough up the back paddock?


    I don't need a kanna for finishing or polishing all I need is to be able to rough plane surfaces or efficiently reduce thickness of wood blocks.

    What you need for that job is a
    scrub plane. The ECE scrub plane is an economical option. I have its ancient ancestor and it does the job exceedingly well. I recently acquired a HSS blade for it and it works even better.
    Derek Cohen has written a useful review, here.
    Stay sharp and stay safe!

    Neil



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    Quote Originally Posted by NeilS View Post
    Yes, but, would you use a Formula 1 racing car to plough up the back paddock?
    What you need for that job is a scrub plane. The ECE scrub plane is an economical option.
    As I said in the original post, I'm not a woodworking professional nor an enthusiast. I only do simple things from time to time and I'm not going to build a collection of specialized planes or kanna. So all I need is one solid, general purpose, low maintenance kanna.

    If you're a pro or an enthusiast you probably want to tell me that there's no such thing as a general purpose tool but the right tool for the job. I agree and that's my apparoach in other fields of intereset. But for my basic woodworking I knowingly want a compromise tool that I can use for various purposes even if the results are not spectacular.

    This particular kanna seemed to fit the bill, a very hard blade that can handle different woods and rarely (if ever) needs sharpening assuming light use. It's not the cheapest kanna but then there are plenty of more expensive ones. I hope this kanna proves to be a Toyota pickup, neither a Formula 1 nor a tractor...

    Plonee.

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    Hi Plonee,

    I agree with NeilS regarding using the plane for roughing. I have used Kanna for roughing but have given it up as I didn't like wearing the dai away too fast and having my beautiful sharpening work destroyed in a very short time. I use a Kunz cast iron body western plane for roughing work now. It is a very nice plane in its own right.
    I would suggest you buy a second hand bog standard Stanley cast iron plane to use for roughing and leave the kanna for more delicate work if you want to rarely (if ever) sharpen it.
    Here is Australian the second hand Stanley planes are so plentiful, you can almost buy one in any milk bar. They are easy to sharpen and adjust and the sole won't have to be constantly maintained when doing roughing work as a kanna would. I have two different kinds of screwdrivers so I can't see a reason not to have two kinds of plane.

    Regards,
    Gadge

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plonee View Post
    As I said in the original post, I'm not a woodworking professional nor an enthusiast. I only do simple things from time to time and I'm not going to build a collection of specialized planes or kanna. So all I need is one solid, general purpose, low maintenance kanna.

    If you're a pro or an enthusiast you probably want to tell me that there's no such thing as a general purpose tool but the right tool for the job. I agree and that's my apparoach in other fields of intereset. But for my basic woodworking I knowingly want a compromise tool that I can use for various purposes even if the results are not spectacular....
    I strongly recommend that you get a LN or LV low angle, bevel up, jack plane. Work right out of the box, take quality shavings, and can take you from roughing to smoothing and all points in between. Incredibly well designed and implemented planes.

    The way kanna are differentiated to do roughing and smoothing is via the width of the mouth opening. You can only have one of these per wooden plane, to say nothing of one bedding angle.

    Pam

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    Just so everyone knows, it was not Tools From Japan where I had a bad shopping experience. It was the one place where everything almost went as planned. Thank you, and good night.

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