Hi Folks
Another week, another woodworking show! This weekend is the European Woodworking show at Cressing Temple. It looks like its going to be something special, with a huge list of international ehibitors and demonstrators. I'm looking forward to meeting up with Konrad Sauer again to talk plane stuff and also to see his new infill smoother! Also top Axeman Steve Woodley will be there - always a pleasure to watch him at work.
Skew Miter planes have been this weeks main work, as it seems to be a really popular model at the moment. I should have a pair available for sale this weekend - you can try them out at the show. I've also been busy making plane adjusting hammers - both wooden and brass headed.
A customer has commissioned a convex soled Jack plane for making coopered doors - should be an excellent plane to make and looking forward to geting that one underway. There are also panel raisers and Jointers in progress, so a nice mix of planes about to stream out of the workshop in the coming weeks. Watch this spot for pictures!
Lambrettas news! We've got three new gigs booked for the band, and many more in the pipeline. A new website is being built as we speak and a Facebook group has been set up. So the future is looking bright for the Lambo's.
Cheers
Philly
5 comments:
Hi Phil. In practical terms,is there a need to have a left & right hand Skew Miter Plane.
Regards Stewie (Australia).
Stewie
As the plane is designed for end grain work, I would say probably not. All the "left hand" Skew Miters I've made have been for left handed customers.
Mind you - a matching pair does look nice ;)
Best regards
Phil
Hi Phil. When making a Skew Miter, do you bed the blade with the (leading)cutting edge at the top. Is a downward cutting action the most effective method. Is a 20 degree skew the traditional angle chosen for these type planes.
Regards Stewie (Australia)
Yes, the blade is bevel down, with the cutting edge uppermost.
The downward cutting action presses it onto the shooting board, and the shooting board prevents any spelching, giving a clean cut.
As for skew angle, I made some prototypes and went with 20 degrees. You might want to explore this area yourself?
Cheers
Phil
Hi Phil. What do see are the major difficulties when using a skew mouthed plane on long grain.
Regards Stewie (Australia)
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