I just was working that pitch pine recently so thought I'd post some photos of the knots, as it's either that or the densest figured tropicals of which the "non believer" folks bring up.
I thought the pitch pine would count, not that it would matter as some folk don't want to derive from the methodology of the guru of their choice.
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Proof or poof?
I can't imagine having to rotate long timbers around when planing edges again, nah just flipping it over and treating everything as an agreeable material is much easier
and not trying to dodge anything or do anything other that straight shavings,
One could
try and stop the cap iron from working by skewing the cut, but it will still be steep enough,
i.e you don't loose that much steepness by skewing, although mentioning that could answer a few questions.
The case could be made that skewing the cut might be causing trouble for someone who hasn't a steep enough cap iron, or hasn't it set as close.
Like walking up a mountain diagonally, isn't as steep as climbing the slope vertically.
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I've a shed full of tropical timber and never came across an example which couldn't be planed in either direction, using the settings as per what Mr Weaver (David W) on youtube or that article suggests.
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I'll try and dig up that Cosman video for someone, to show
planing methodology
Presuming folks interested would be watching David's videos on the matter.
I don't see the need for a scrub and make do with a beater no.4 with a little camber, a good bit of camber compared to something which would be the next profile
Sorry, I don't have a pic of a 1/32" camber, which is the max that the cap iron can be set away from the edge (when honed@50something)
Here is another shot of a my panel plane or finely set jack, call it what you want, influence will be achieved at this setting, whether that's enough is up to you.
It matches the densest examples timbers that I dig out of the piles, and if anything is troublesome, then the smoother will take care of that.
No tricks necessary, just treat it as if it were clear easy to work stock.
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Cosman's or Charlesworth's methodology will make this easy, no bad habits.
All the best
Tom
https://youtu.be/GGuGFGAQTxE?t=413