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[quote quote=486217]With found wood, I would be more concerned with what dirt and grime is on the surface. That stuff can dull your plane iron in a second! Many will take a stiff wire brush and give the boards a good scrubbing. The other thing to look for, obviously, are nails and screws embedded in the wood.[/quote]
Yeah, well aware of the nails/screws, and they can hide in old covered over holes, and I’ll find them with my plane iron. Won’t make me a happy camper.
The idea of scrubbing to remove dirt is excellent.
[quote quote=488148]Assuming a properly adjusted plane with a sharp blade any HARD is too HARD. I would try this procedure. Retract the blade into the plane to get no cut. Run your plane over the wood and insure the surface is not so rough that the front edge of the sole is catching. If this is the case you will need to plane across the grain to start flattening. If the sole moves freely along the grain insure you are planing with the grain. Slowly advance the blade until it just starts to cut- now stop advancing the blade. Your first couple passes will not remove much wood it should just kiss the top of the roughness. Each pass will remove more wood and the tool will need to be pushed firmer. If is starts to get so hard to push that your worried you may damage the plane you have too much blade out. I hope this helps.[/quote]
Yes, it does help. I knew most of what you said, but you just brought the thoughts back to the surface. 🙂