Christmas Present (My Sister-in-Law loves me)

[Louis Rucci]

Never would I imagine my sister-in-law to give me the follwoing present.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Aspiring...entSisterInLaw

[Mark Stutz]

Looks to be in good shape, too. Where are the shavings?

Mark

[Bill Houghton]

Nice little plane, AND a sis-in-law who's watching for tools for you? How can you lose?

[Louis Rucci]

No where yet.

The blade is not profiled correctly to the plane and this is an area I am woefully ignorant about.

I own a number of wooden planes but have no idea on how to sharpen or fix the profile. Any help is most welcome.

Louis

Looks to be in good shape, too. Where are the shavings?

Mark

[Mark Stutz]

I'm still learning that myself! Don McConnell of Clark and Williams has done a DVD on using molding planes that is supposed to be available soon. I'm expecting it to be a lot of help.

Mark

[Matt Bickford]

This is how I do it. It's how I adapted other methods to fit the tools that I have. Use machinist marking fluid to mark the sole's profile onto the iron (I use a razor blade). Grind to that line at 90 degrees on the corner of your grinder's wheel. This will leave the correct profile for the iron, but the edge will be about 90 degrees to the back of the iron. Clamp a Dremmel with a chainsaw bit into a vise at 30 degrees and place a piece of wood over the mouth of the vise to act as a tool rest. Slowly grind the bevel so that the 90 degree edge eventually disappears. Refine the edge with slipstones.

[Louis Rucci]

Sounds interesting. First read makes it look complicated, but I'm sure it will gel in my mind as I think on it.

thanks

[Matt Bickford]

I am diong one tonight, I will post a few pictures at some point.