Thread: A Block Plane dilemma

Well I think I may have it wired Paul. See how there's no gap (or a poofteenth at best) on the left? It's the same story up the butt end of the blade on the right. So, I believe that I just have to set it at max skew and may just a tiny tap, and that's my reference point - which is what I've been seeking. Trying to remember how much out of parallel (in error) to set it was giving me the heebie jeebies.

And I think that N...N...Nick's suggestion of making the front of the mouth parallel, leave the back alone, will work well. If it doesn't then Tony (NCA) may have to duck when he arrives on the 5th. Unless of course he has some lubbly jubbly timber under his wing for me, or some wiring diagrams for my Barn, or maybe one of his spare block planes, or.... Jeez the choices are endless.

No ducking necessary. My cat like, ninja reflexes will allow me to pluck the plane from the air and place it gently on the freebie table for a deserving woodworker to rat it for parts.

Err, freebie table? Not while I'm still walking pal.

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

So, I believe that I just have to set it at max skew and may just a tiny tap, and that's my reference point - which is what I've been seeking. Trying to remember how much out of parallel (in error) to set it was giving me the heebie jeebies.

Great!
Wait until you've sharpened it down a bit ... hehehe ...

Originally Posted by pmcgee

Also it is pretty funny that guys that just want to plane wood will be screaming and kicking cats at this discussion


Have fun.
Paul

Especially if we started doing the math on the angle of the mouth relative to the skew of the blade etc

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Evening all

I have a Woodriver Block Plane, which for the cost of it, is a beauty (the surface it leaves is immaculate).

However, there is a problem with the mouth:


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What say you?

What say I?

Bret, you worry too much

The plane works? -- very well you say

the slight skew to the mouth causes a problem? -- I think you said no


I can't see a problem
the plane works as intended, just enjoy using it

You may well be right Ian, although I think it's not so much "worry" as "retain" .

Anyway the dilemma was the setting of it, and thanks to all the participants/hasslers it made me do a few things, and find that the setting is actually pretty easy (I just couldn't handle it being so far out of whack, and so never went that far).

I though you said on your hourly rate wrapping a plane blade in cardboard wasn't cost effective... You could have had a solid gold, vintage, in it's original box ANYTHING! by now.

Originally Posted by Berlin

I though you said on your hourly rate wrapping a plane blade in cardboard wasn't cost effective... You could have had a solid gold, vintage, in it's original box ANYTHING! by now.

Weeeelll yeeaahh, but I've already got it, see. Nothing like a challenge.

Why not just put it in the oven?

This is my woodriver low angle block plane that came via the normal australian trade route

Note how the mouth is square here:
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Here:
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and here:

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Huh! Anyone can have one of them!

I reckon that the fella in China sent out working seconds actually. Apparently he offered a 10% discount without being asked - that's deeply suspicious, esp from China!

no math needed. set the blade slightly out the mouth with the adjuster in the middle. now lap the sole until the blade is flush. regrind the bevel following the new leading edge. now file the front of the mouth parallel that. use it, and never, ever approach that plane with a square in hand again.

Several ways to skin a cat bridger, and that's one of them. It is, however, the most labour intensive! It'd take bloody ages to grind the sole down, and in the mean time, it'd grind the soul down. Furthermore, I think that having the whole body that far out of whack would disturb me even more than the current fix!