Thanks to everyone for the good advice. Talked to the guy at Woodcraft
who taught me sharpening, and he recommended a LN 4 1/2 smoother. His
recommendation was based on what I told him I was working on...mostly
cherry wood, plenty of tables/bookcases/etc. He said any tearout can
be remedied with a card scraper. Went home with it. Time will tell if
it's the right one for my needs, but it sure is a joy to use.
At the same time, my SWMBO bought me the LV Medium Shoulder Plane off
the wish list. What a jewel.
Just a few months ago, I posted a question along the likes of "If you
had to buy JUST ONE PLANE, which would it be..."
Of course, everyone warned me I wouldn't buy just one, and they were
right. I'm now own the above two, plus the LV low-angle block. (For
the record, those who said I wouldn't stop at one, you all suck and are
headed straight to hell.)
Hand planes are like crack, except they're sold in fewer places.
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> Thanks to everyone for the good advice. Talked to the guy at Woodcraft
> who taught me sharpening, and he recommended a LN 4 1/2 smoother. His
> recommendation was based on what I told him I was working on...mostly
> cherry wood, plenty of tables/bookcases/etc. He said any tearout can
> be remedied with a card scraper. Went home with it. Time will tell if
> it's the right one for my needs, but it sure is a joy to use.
>
Let us know how they work out for ya. I have never had much luck with
scrapers on Cherry but then again, I still don't think I've
hit the "Zen" level with sharpening them.
Cheers,
cc
On 2 Jan 2006 15:16:36 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>Thanks to everyone for the good advice. Talked to the guy at Woodcraft
>who taught me sharpening, and he recommended a LN 4 1/2 smoother. His
>recommendation was based on what I told him I was working on...mostly
>cherry wood, plenty of tables/bookcases/etc. He said any tearout can
>be remedied with a card scraper. Went home with it. Time will tell if
>it's the right one for my needs, but it sure is a joy to use.
As a first plane, you really can't go wrong with that.
>At the same time, my SWMBO bought me the LV Medium Shoulder Plane off
>the wish list. What a jewel.
A great second plane! I really love mine and just used it an hour
ago!
>Of course, everyone warned me I wouldn't buy just one, and they were
>right. I'm now own the above two, plus the LV low-angle block. (For
>the record, those who said I wouldn't stop at one, you all suck and are
>headed straight to hell.)
A perfect fill-out. You can do TONS with an LN 4 1/2, LV Med.
shoulder, and LA block. I have an excellent compliment of machines,
and 99% of my hand work is done with those three planes, but my #4 1/2
is an antique Stanley #4 with a Hock iron.
I recommend the following for the next plane purchases:
A good cabinet scraper (the Veritas is an excellent value!)
The LN Rabbett Block ( Are you listening, Rob?)
A large shoulder plane (LN, Veritas, Clifton, they're all good!)
If you've got good machines, some hand planes won't do that much for
you. Going neader? There's better folks than me who can comment.
Barry (a machine guy who knows when hand tools work)
On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 17:05:51 -0700, "James \"Cubby\" Culbertson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
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><[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Thanks to everyone for the good advice. Talked to the guy at Woodcraft
>> who taught me sharpening, and he recommended a LN 4 1/2 smoother. His
>> recommendation was based on what I told him I was working on...mostly
>> cherry wood, plenty of tables/bookcases/etc. He said any tearout can
>> be remedied with a card scraper. Went home with it. Time will tell if
>> it's the right one for my needs, but it sure is a joy to use.
>>
>Let us know how they work out for ya. I have never had much luck with
>scrapers on Cherry
Cherry's not bad at all. Wild-grained Ash, that's a different story. Not
much problem with the scraper if I get there before a really big screw-up
with the hand plane
> but then again, I still don't think I've
>hit the "Zen" level with sharpening them.
I finally bought the Veritas scraper burnishing tool. That has made all
the difference in the world. Now, when I don't get a good hook I know it's
time to sharpen the scraper by filing it back and re-squaring the edges
>Cheers,
>cc
>
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"Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 17:05:51 -0700, "James \"Cubby\" Culbertson"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>
> I finally bought the Veritas scraper burnishing tool. That has made all
> the difference in the world. Now, when I don't get a good hook I know it's
> time to sharpen the scraper by filing it back and re-squaring the edges
>
>
>>Cheers,
>>cc
Yeah, my problem has been turning the hook too much. The last time I used
my scrapers, it felt like I finally "got it". I think I was using way too
much pressure when turning the hook. I haven't had a chance to do any
woodworking for a while but hopefully the new year will get me going again!
I do remember the cherry kind of peeled up vs. scraped up for lack of a
better description. Probably a sign of a dull or poorly sharpened scraper.
Cheers,
cc