Thanks and I appreciate the responses. My set are imperial Jim, the plywood/MDF is approx 3.5 mm. The ability to micro adjust would be great on these planes, I do have a 45 that gets very little use...
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Thanks and I appreciate the responses. My set are imperial Jim, the plywood/MDF is approx 3.5 mm. The ability to micro adjust would be great on these planes, I do have a 45 that gets very little use...
I would do it this way but I have a few to make and I have plenty of thin MDF and Plywood so am hoping to use them.
Thanks for the quick replies!
David thought about some sort of spacer but would need to make a few. Would one simply hold the stick against the fence or would it be mounted with double-sided tape or...
I have a Record 44 plough plane that I enjoy using, however it seems I often have to plough a groove that is a little wider than the cutters provided. This sometimes happens when I'm making sliding...
Thanks David, is blue tape some sort of masking tape?
Thank you so much for your replies. I didn't think that there'd be that many ways to solve the problem, I'm glad I came here and asked.
I need to make up some ramps so my mother can roll her walking frame in and out of rooms that have different floor heights. The typical length is 750 mm long, 90 mm wide and a ramp angle varying...
Thank you so much for the ideas! Stewie's jig did the job. The nice feature about it is that it makes consistently sized wedges which is a bonus. The other ideas also useful and have inspired me to...
As the title says I'd like to find a way to hold a wedge so I can plane it down to a feather edge. I rough cut with a saw and then hand plane to desired dimensions. I have tried double sided tape but...
Thanks Joshua.
Hi Derek,
Already have one, they work great along the length, now let's say you want to run a groove or fix a shoulder on a 2 inch by 2 inch by 3/8 inch piece?
Both good solutions Marc, had variable results with the carpet tape as it sometimes leaves a residue.
Hi Stew,
I like to make small boxes usually with rabbet, mitered edges and dovetail joinery. I'm just looking for better, more consistent ways of holding the small workpieces so that I can clean...
Hi Winton,
It's more about working with the short edges of a box than the long edges as per your pictures. I've got enough workarounds for the long edges but struggle on the short edges as there's...
I find myself drawn more and more to small boxes but one of the frustrating things is how to hold the box ends for rabbeting etc. I have a front vice which is ok but if I need to run a large shoulder...
I'd like to say that I'm a beginner but I've been working with hand planes on and off for a few years. My sharpening technique has been refined over the years but no issues there, I can sharpen a...
Thanks Jim, lots of useful info in that thread and others that I have seen from you.
Thanks David, very helpful.
I have read posts where hand plane users can tell a lot about how they're planing just by the quality of the shavings coming out. Is there a guide somewhere which elaborates on this? Just to clarify,...
Thanks David and Derek for the photos illustrating your technique, you make it look easy but i doubt it is. I will try this technique and report back.
Have now spent several hours practising and found that my natural error is the same as David's but despite plenty of practice and trying to retrain my brain i still make the same error. David, can...
Again thanks for the suggestions and discussion. It would appear that the almost mystical square an edge by feel/sight skill may not be all that realistic. That in one way makes me feel a little...
Agree Chris, height of workpiece is a significant factor in getting this to work properly. Good point regarding the shaving, I have no problem getting a full width shaving but I unconsciously start...
Thanks for those comments, I suspect that a small adjustment to body position could do the trick but have read about people that can sense squareness with their fingers, I have tried to conceptualise...
The boards can vary from a few inches to several feet. I know i can use a shooting board but i've spent a considerable amount of time trying to develop this skill, just like to know how others do it.