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  1. 6th August 2006, 02:00 PM #1
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    Default The benefits of a sharp plane blade.

    This morning I was shooting mitres on some Tassie Oak moulding I am using for my current project. I used my No. 8 plane with a freshly honed blade on the shooting board. I like using the No. 8 for shooting because the momentum generated by its weight means that it sails through whatever it is you are planing.

    Attached are some pictures of one of the shavings that I produced. You can see that it is a perfect little slice of the moulding that I was working with. I measured the shavings with a vernier and they are only about 0.08mm thick.

    You can see that even with a bevel down blade, provided that the blade is sharp, you can produce quite acceptable planed end grain.
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  3. 6th August 2006, 05:38 PM #2
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    Hi Ian,

    To get that 'slice' off in one piece on end grain is impressive.

    I've never tried to use my #8 (with LN iron & chipbreaker) for shooting, but might just give it a whirl!
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    The shavings came out all curly, but you could 'unroll' each of them to see a complete 'slice' of the moulding.
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    Looks like you worked out what sharp really is...

    Good, innit?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Schtoo
    Good, innit?
    Yep.
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    Question Poll ????

    Is Mir showing off that he has mighty fine shavings or is he showing off that he has a Starrett vernier????
    'You can't change the direction of the wind, but you can adjust your sails'
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    If I'd wanted to gloat I would have mentioned that the No. 8 plane I was using to generate the thin shavings is a Lie-Nielsen. It was actually the shavings I was bragging about.
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    Aaarghh Ian, now I really hate you An LN #8 indeed Burger!
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    OK.....Mr Mirboo. esq. wins...I fold

    Guess i'll just go back to the shed and talk nicely to my #5 Stanley

    Does my Terry Gordon 3/4 Shoulder plane keep me in????
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    Quote Originally Posted by JaD
    OK.....Mr Mirboo. esq. wins...I fold

    Guess i'll just go back to the shed and talk nicely to my #5 Stanley

    Does my Terry Gordon 3/4 Shoulder plane keep me in????
    Nope, and I have just learned to hate the bugger too.
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    Aww... Come on guys. I wouldn't have mentioned the plane if not for JaD's little dig. Its the shavings I was bragging about.

    JaD,

    The Terry Gordon 3/4 shoulder plane is a very nice bit of kit. I checked one out at the last Sydney Timber and Working With Wood show.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirboo
    The Terry Gordon 3/4 shoulder plane is a very nice bit of kit. I checked one out at the last Sydney Timber and Working With Wood show.
    Thats where I was impressed by his planes too, only 2 yrs ago.

    Its such a handy little bugger for tenons,rebates and the like, among other uses, some he probably wouldn't like to know about and you can reverse the blade to use it as a scraper

    He really does make some handy handsome planes
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    Yep I use my #7 for shooting for the same reason. Are you planing at 90 degrees to the grain or at 45 -- hard to tell from the photos.

    Here's a challenge: get the same result on radiata!
    Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirboo
    Aww... Come on guys
    Just a friendly size 11 in the nuts mate, no worries :eek:

    But then I do have my Spiers Smoother replica to keep in the game
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    Quote Originally Posted by zenwood
    Are you planing at 90 degrees to the grain or at 45 -- hard to tell from the photos.
    The pictures are of some 45 degree mitres I was shooting.

    I'm tipping radiata pine would be a bit more tricky. I'ss see how I go next time I use some.

    Steve, I do like your Spiers replica. I enjoyed the thread where you described assembling it.
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