Planing woes… Lost my edge
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Well have some time this weekend to get back into shop, working on planing 3/4 x 3/4 sq oak and CANNOT get my my plane set well enough to take a swipe. Have not had much trouble in past with softwoods, and have worked with maple and oak before, but I am at wits end with adjusting frog position, chip breaker distance from edge of blade, and everything else I can think of. I know one can really help….. An I know I am not alone, But I had that thing taking very thin shavings in the past and it is frustrating to finally get the time to proceed in a project only to run into such troubles….. Deeeeeeeepp breath….. Lol back at it later.
Ive had simular problems getting started with African Mahagony. Given your plane setup is correct. I would try adjusting the angle of the plane in your hand in relation to stroke along the wood. Go radical! pushing the plane almost sideways across the wood until it begins to cut. Once you get a shaving you will be able to see what adjustment to make.
21 April 2014 at 11:43 am #56316Make sure you do not have a “turned edge”. Sharpen the blade again and make sure that whatever method you use, you get a burr on the back edge before moving on to the next grit of stone.
You need to assure that you have a very sharp edge. Even with a bad setup, you should be able to do some planing.
21 April 2014 at 4:52 pm #56324Good advice from Brett.
I would re sharpen iron if that did not work I would regrind primary bevel 25 degrees start afresh.Sometimes with stropping you can also round over the edge.
If iron has a good edge it should bit into wood.
I have wooden plane which is of eastern type plane it was working pretty well but just started to go dull. I sharpened iron and went to use . No matter how I set the plane it just skidded off of timber. I have a Tormek so grinding not to much of a problem for me and is reasonably quick. I reground 25 degree primary and added approx 30 degree micro bevel. Replaced iron set shallow and took a shaving straight off the bat. I must of rounded edge over on iron somehow. Something to keep your eye open for when it happens again.21 April 2014 at 6:02 pm #56329Brian Just incase it is a fault with the wood you are trying to plane try planing some of the soft woods you have not had a problem with previously , if still a problem you know it is the plane at fault
Well I decided to use my honing guide to check and re-establish a bevel, but first decided to polish the flat back again till i was happy with it. I kept thinking about the bevel guide and what it would help me accomplish. I wanted to do freehand, and so, the words of my monster in law, I mean mother in law hit me …. ” start as you mean to go on”….. So I put the guide away, got a good burr as I worked through the stones and strop- tadahhhh!! SHAVINGS!!! Back to the table again.
26 April 2014 at 2:38 pm #56433Glade you got your edge back Brian.
99% of the time not having a good edge on iron that is the culprit of not getting a shaving. Some woods you have to hone more frequently I find Oak and Ash are a couple of woods that fall into that category in my experience. -
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