Planing edge square to true face
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I’m only a rookie about hand planing wood by hand : i do not want to buy pre dimensioned wood so my question: sometimes i obtain a true face, flat square…WOW!
After that i must plane a true edge. Here i have major issues. What tecnicque should i use to obtain a true edge , in other words an adege flat and square to the true face?
Many thanks!
Hi Bow, I’m a rookie too , but I know that : if that true edge is 90 degrees , I’d go for a true square (tri square)
try :’youtube -How to make square stock straight, smooth and square (stock preparation part 1) – with Paul Sellers ‘
That really works !
Have fun24 June 2014 at 9:24 pm #58778Look at the video Mihai suggested. Since you’re a WMC member, you can view the full length version in the video library, under “Tools/Techniques.” The video is called “Stock Preparation.” Paul always gets a great edge because he has 50 years experience, using this method. You will need to practice it, and check your progress often with an accurate combination square.
I can attest to this method. I took a class with Paul last year, and by the end, it was second nature.
FWIW, when I have trouble getting an edge square, I’ve often found it is because I’ve got something not quite set correctly on the plane. Finding the problem and fixing it has generally improved my results. I’ve had issues with the frog placement (slightly skewed), with the lateral adjustment, with the cap iron placement, and with the edge of the blade itself. If anything at all isn’t square, then it is very hard for me to plane an edge square.
The worst was one old plane that has an un-even frog — everything else looked ok, but one side of the frog has worn down a little more than the other. I’ve got to try taking a file to it to even it up at some point, but I haven’t done that yet.
Many thanks skg, i’m a rookie about metal planes ( and not so expert on wooden ones..) . Could you write a checking list about hand plane setting /reasemble? How to checkcorrect frog position? What’s the proper way to reinsall blade+chipbraker? Blade visual flatness check or something other. Here Robert Wearing gave us the advice to try the plane on a flat board and register the lever in a way the chip comes from the centre of the blade. I believe that this sorto of list will be very useful for the Whole rookie woodworkers world.
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