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8th March 2012, 12:39 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Which plane to tweak the inside of a cabinet.
Hi All,
What would people suggest is the best plane to clean up the inside of a cabinet when fitting in drawers? I am talking about getting that last 1/2-1mm off to get a perfect fit.
I was thinking either one of these, as I'd be going across the grain I was leaning towards the LV skewed plane. The smaller size would save my knuckles as well...
Veritsa Skew Rabbet Plane:
Veritas® Skew Rabbet Plane - Lee Valley Tools
Lie-Nielsen Bench Rabbet Plane:
Lie-Nielsen Toolworks USA | Bench Rabbet Plane
So can anyone tell me if there is a better option out there that I am totally missing?
joez
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8th March 2012, 12:53 PM #2
Hi joez,
I would probably be adjusting the drawer rather than the inside of the cabinet.
Any well set up smoothing plane can do that for you.
Plane the sides of the drawer, taking equal amounts from each side to keep it centred.
Cheers
SG.... some old things are lovely
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8th March 2012, 02:10 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi SG
Yes I do that too, but before I touch the drawers I like to put a straight edge on the inside of the cabinet and take out any high spots and make sure the insides are as square as possible.
I've made the mistake in the past of taking too much off my drawers sides, when in fact all I had to do was to remove a high spot or two on the inside of my cabinet. Who knows It might just be my poor assembly skills lol.
joez
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8th March 2012, 02:17 PM #4.... some old things are lovely
Warm still with the life of forgotten men who made them ........................D.H. Lawrence
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8th March 2012, 03:39 PM #5
If you have to remove wood from inside the cabinet - and it does happen - then you need a rabbet-type plane to get into the edges.
Veritas skew block plane
LN rabbet block plane
Stanley/LN #10 or #10 1/2 bench plane
Sandpaper glued to a block of wood
Wide shoulder plane.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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9th March 2012, 12:47 AM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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LN rabbet block plane
I went for the LN rabbet block plane to do just that. It is small enough to get between the drawer runners.
Having said that, on the next set of drawers I made, I made sure the runners were flush with the rails before fixing them inside the frame/box.
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