Thread: Veritas Router Plane - V shape blade issue

Jason

I have a Stanley router and have used a Lie-Nielsen
What I think you have described is normal

the router plane blade is like a normal plane blade, the cutting edge is angled upwards a bit relative to the surface being cut.

you need some clearance behind the edge or it won't cut. that v cutter will probably be most useful for finishing corners and the like rather than large flat areas. you could experiment with reducing the clearance angle to *close* to zero right at the tip, but don't overdo it. with time it will probably tend to wear that way anyway. personally I think I'd rather have a little extra depth right under the corner of a set in hardware piece like a hinge than have a high spot there, or even completely level with the field- that's where sawdust and other shmutz will accumulate and be hardest to remove.

Bridger