30" Jointer

[Jerry Thompson]

My mind has gone. I vaguely remember getting a plane from Steve Knight years ago. I tested it out once and noticed my shoulder hurt badly. I put the plane away and forgot about it. I found it today looking for other lost stuff. I can't remember if it is BU or BD. It has no chipbreaker so I suspect BD.
Why in hell I ordered a 30'' razee Sapele jointer is beyond me. I must have had a long edge to true up. I really don't remember ordering it. I have been sober 31 years so that is not in the picture. What are these monsters really used for?

[David Weaver]

jointing edges and truing very long boards.

[steven c newman]

Like this?IMAG0112.jpgOf course, this one is ONLY 24" long....

[Derek Cohen]

Hi Jerry

As Dave wrote, used to plane a l-o-n-g board.

Not altogether necessary (just plane down high spots first), but it can make the job easier.

I was given a 3" wide blade and turned it into a 36" long cooper's plane. Here it is alongside a Stanley #7 (which is 22" long) ..



It is really meant to be used inverted, this way ..



I have also built a 30" long jointer, but found it too long in the end, and cut it down to 26". Then I built a 28" jointer, which is a nicer length for a woodie (in the middle) ...



At the end of the day I find myself mostly using a LV BU Jointer, which hugs the wood and provides so much feedback. I am also trying out one of the new LV custom jointers, and that is very promising. Both of these are 22" long, and I do not feel the need for something longer.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[lowell holmes]

I have one of Steve's jointers. It is a bevel down iron. It is not the Razee. It is 30" long. I love the way he shipped his planes with a translucent shaving in the throat.


I also have two of his smoothers, one is a high angle iron, the other is normal. I don't recall the exact angle.

[Kees Heiden]

My wooden jointer is also 75 cm, which is a normal size overhere in mainland Europe. You can even find 90 cm ones. They were probably used most for doors and windows and stuff like that.