Use of sidelighting when planing
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Tagged: Surface planing
Working on planing the curved aspect on the sides of the Keepsake Box.
After I get the curve close to where I want it, I hold a flash light off to the side and pointed to towards and across the surface. It really highlights the little plane marks left in the suface that I can now set my plane to a very fine setting and remove the tiny plane lines I could see.
Just wondering if anyone has ever tried this…..worked pretty nicely I thought.
Yes, it’s commonly known as “raking” light
and it’s mentioned in many woodworking texts and videos.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raking_light