For You Lot Manus Plane Tuning, Read This!

Last weekend I taught a course of educational activity at West Dean College. There were 8 inwards the score which is plenty in addition to nosotros had a skillful fourth dimension every bit good every bit plenty of skillful food. Here is Scots Jim planing downward his birds oculus maple box panel.
On the outset solar daytime nosotros dealt amongst airplane tuning which involved truing upwardly the sole in addition to ane side of each airplane every bit good every bit preparing in addition to sharpening the blade. What was actually interesting was only how much operate was needed on the sole flattening. The planes brought to the course of educational activity were four Stanleys, iii Cliftons in addition to 1 Record, varying betwixt a release v in addition to vii inwards size. None were apartment plenty to live on usable in addition to the worst ones were the iii Cliftons, which was a big surprise considering the high cost tag. Even when the Cliftons were tuned in addition to sudden they didn't actually 'sing' similar the others. In fairness a quaternary Clifton was brought inwards on the 2nd solar daytime in addition to this was much flatter, so mayhap things bring improved over time.
When I outset referred to a airplane 'singing' no ane seemed to know what I meant, yesteryear the cease of solar daytime ane everyone knew! If you lot desire to take heed planes singing spotter this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uta_N4mGh-8
Another airplane brought inwards on the 2nd solar daytime was a Veritas 2" smoother in addition to this was noticeably non apartment amongst high spots on the forepart in addition to back, non good!

Here is Jim (number 2) planing his come about sitting down, the airplane needs to live on sudden to practice that inwards difficult maple. Duncan, pictured below, brought inwards a Stanley v 1/2, a skillful sized airplane for which he had bought a replacement Lie Nielsen blade. What he hadn't realised was that the all Stanley v 1/2 's earlier the 2nd Earth nation of war had 2 1/4" blades so the 2 3/8" blade was over sized. xv minutes of linishing, including frequent breaks to preclude overheating, presently had the blade fitting.
Another Stanley was too brought inwards which had been surface the world yesteryear Ray Isles, at nowadays you lot would suppose this would bring been perfect, working to applied scientific discipline tolerances but when nosotros ran it over the granite surface plate it revealled a high spot correct behing the rima oris which is the worst house possible. It transpired that earlier he does the grinding the blade, frog in addition to handles are all removed which agency the airplane is non nether working tension, thus the problem.
I've been having discussions amongst Kevin Republic of Ireland from Popular Woodworking inwards the U.S. of America almost the effects of trace per unit of measurement area from the lever cap on the sole of the plane. I ever similar to bring the lever cap extra tight when flattening the sole so that whatever relaxation of that tension volition practice a tiny hollow inwards that crucial expanse behind the blade. This is the same main the Japanese purpose when dressing the soles of their wooden planes.

Day 2 of the course of educational activity was spent making a mitred painting present frame, border jointing using a xc score struggle every bit good every bit the shooting board in addition to making the box pictured below. This involved shooting the corners on a donkeys ear shooting attachment, planing the come about in addition to bottom apartment in addition to downward to tally the grooves in addition to plumbing fixtures the mitred lining.

Most people got the box assembled in addition to separated on the band saw in addition to Duncan managed to consummate his, doing a really overnice undertaking into the bargain.
Looking dorsum on the course of educational activity the champagne instant was when Curtis ploughed his box come about forthwith through his planing stop. I in addition to so leant him my bench claw in addition to he ploughed his way forthwith through that every bit well! He's a big rigid lad in addition to I thinks he's learnt to halt in addition to cheque things if it doesn't experience right. Apart from that he did really good over the weekend.

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