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You could try closing up the mouth of the plane and moving the chip breaker forward so it’s very close to the edge of the blade. When planing, skewing the cut sometimes helps avoid tearout.
As others have said, sometimes certain boards can’t be planed and scraping/sandpaper is the only choice.
Richard, there are a thousand opinions on which vice works best. I’ve used a metal bench vice for the four years and have built some large pieces on my 4 ft workbench. When you work with large pieces you have to be creative and utilize clamps, supports, wedges, etc. for securing your work to your bench.
If it’s a new diamond plate it’s likely not broken in yet, just sontinue to use it and the stone will even out. There should be some indication on the stone itself to identify what grit it is. You never mentioned a strop, the leather strop with polishing compound will refine that edge.
I have seen that on other chisels, a tool maker basically said its due to the uneven heat treatment the thin material at the cutting edge recieves when they are being tempered/heat treated. I have seen this with moderately priced Sorby chisels I own. After a few sharpenings you get to good metal. I would continue using them and see if they stop fracturing like that after a few sharpenings, if they don’t, then I would look at better chisels like Narex.
On the cupped side, focus your efforts on the ends, the high spots. You make have to put away the jointer plane and use a number 4. Use your eye to check for straightness.
generally, when I have a long board I cut it to approximate lengths for my project pieces, it’s much easier truing up shorter lengths.
Richard, my work area is a second bedroom, space is extremely limited so I make due with a 4 foot bench with a 12 inch top and an 8 inch well. I’ve been able to make some sizeable pieces with this small bench. On a few occasions I’ve had to rearrange my workspace to accommodate specific tasks, but overall the small bench seems capable of doing quite a bit. I think it would be limited if I tried making a large 6 or more person dining table or other very large pieces of furniture.
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