Plough plane sharpening
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7 March 2013 at 3:03 pm #8945
Can anyone tell me the best angle to use when sharpening plough planes cheers Eddy
7 March 2013 at 3:55 pm #8953I’d be interested in this also. I don’t have a plough plane per se, but I do have a couple of vintage Stanley 45s. The plough cutters were beveled at 35 degrees so I’ve stuck with that but I’ve wondered if these were modified or not. I don’t use a secondary bevel. It may vary depending on the type of wood being ploughed.
I noticed Lee-Valley doesn’t mention the bevel in its description of the Veritas plough.
Ken, Thanks, you posted while I was typing. Nice to know I don’t really need to experiment with regrinding. The 35 degree has worked well but it was significantly steeper than other bevels.
Gary………this was taken from a review of Veritas plough plane
All of the irons come ground with a 35° primary bevel – the traditional angle for this style of bevel-down tool. This steep and blunt angle gives you a more durable edge and keeps the cutter from vibrating – plow planes don’t have as much bedding as a bench plane. So when you sharpen the iron, don’t add too much of a micro-bevel. Anything more than 40° threatens to violate the clearance angle of the cutter, which will prevent the tool from cutting.
7 March 2013 at 4:16 pm #8956Thanks ken I’ve done the 3/8 @ 25 but its cutting to thick I’m using a set angle sharpener it has 30 and 25 degree set angles looks like I,ll have to get the honing guide out and dust the oil stone down cheers Eddy
7 March 2013 at 5:52 pm #8963Ken,
Good to know. I’ll keep all mine at 35 degrees and just sharpen on the bevel. No big deal as narrow as the cutters are.
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