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13th June 2013, 07:26 PM #1
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Flattening an old hardwood bech
I bought an old hardwood bench the other weekend. I think it is red gum mainly. The top is two wide boards about 1 1/2 inch thick and they need Flattening. So I took to it other night with a brand new HNT Gordon trying plane with the bevel up but I'm getting a lot of tear out.
I've tried planing on different directions but made no difference. Should I have the bevel up or down for this job? It got rained on during the hour long trip home which wouldn't help the situation if not dried out I'm guessing.
I'd do the router in a sled trick but I'm worried about taking off too much material from the already quite thin top.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
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13th June 2013, 09:05 PM #2
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Any chance of some photos?
I am not a Gordon plane user but I would have thought that they are normally bevel down? If bevel is up then they are in scraping mode aren't they? The gordon plane should cope with it well with cranky grain I would have thought.
I could only suggest that you set it for a really fine cut, make sure the blade is razor sharp, and go across grain.
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13th June 2013, 11:30 PM #3
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Originally Posted by Zsteve
You are correct. Bevel down is normal but use bevel up for cranky grain (plane acts as a scraper). Needless to say more effort will be required in this mode and the blade must be sharp. Sharpening will be more frequent as the blade in this configuration will generate heat.
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13th June 2013, 11:57 PM #4
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Just back in the house now after trying bevel down ie normal mode. It seemed to not lift the grain as much. I think I may have dulled the edge early using the blade in scraping mode. I am only just learning to sharpen and I am terrible at it apparently. Might go and read up on sharpening. Other than that I'll give up and run the router over it.
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18th June 2013, 12:34 AM #5
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Definitely photos!
What is the pattern of the high and low areas?
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Paul
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