Thread: Rebate plane Record

Tiger; the following is a recommendation by Paul Sellers, specific to cross grain rebates.

Stewie;

When we use the plane for crosscutting and so too the spur, we can set the blade either dead on to the corner or indeed slightly in from the corner. This is to do with the grain more than the plane. When crosscutting, the grain splits the remaining distance into the corner so, even if you set the blade as much as 4 mil in from the corner, the plane will still cut the rebate quite neatly. I suggest the iron be set 1-2mm in from the corner edge of the plane this time. That should work well for you.

https://paulsellers.com/2016/05/rebate-plane-no1-78-filletster-plane/

Originally Posted by Tiger

That's the operative thing, but it seems to require a lot of upkeep to be sharp, ie it doesn't stay sharp for long, mind you I don't use it very often.

I guess I got lucky with mine, Tiger. The blade it came with takes & holds an edge pretty well - surprisingly well, perhaps, for a bog standard Stanley blade. Mind you, since it's not an everyday tool, I can never remember when I last sharpened it, so I usually give it a touch-up before I start using it. That does tend to get it off to a good start....

Cheers,