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Been using my two Mujingfangs (wooden hand planes) and happy with them.
Recently, I decided to exhume my ancient Stanley #4 which was improperly kept in the bowels of my tool cabinet. It was grimy and rusty; I had to clean it with some kerosene. Then, since the bottom was far from flat, ran it on an inverted belt sander. Then improvised this sandpapers-on glass.
After hours of sanding, this is how the bottom looked like: still pitted and uneven.
I know, I should be lashed 39 times for my neglect.
Ran the iron and chipbreaker on my 1000 and 6000 grit waterstones.
Somehow, it works acceptably well now. Still not perfect but I'm now shaving me some "bacon".
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Ding, get a steel rule and check the bottom for flatness, from experience flattening the soles on glass and sandpaper always result to a convex sole and will allow you to cut bacons but not full widths...
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Thanks, Timber. I noticed nga that my bacons are bacon strips, not full ham!
But how do I flatten them perfectly then?
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Thanks, Timber. I noticed nga that my bacons are bacon strips, not full ham!
But how do I flatten them perfectly then?
I remember posting a process for flattening handplane soles, maybe you can search it.... took me a while to flatten my previous no.7 which Jonathan now owns...
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Found some photos here where a file is used. Kinda scary!
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Found some photos here where a file is used. Kinda scary!
that's the one Ding... its the easiest too... Unless your interested in a tablesawtom(machined to 0.001" tolerance and squared to the sides) no.5C I have about ready to let go....
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Sayang. Too late. Already ordered me a LN 4.5.
Where did you do your tablesawtom-style precision grinding?
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Sayang. Too late. Already ordered me a LN 4.5.
Where did you do your tablesawtom-style precision grinding?
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I got it from TablesawTom himself.... :banana1:
wait, you ordered an LN4.5 or an LN4 and 5?
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I got it from TablesawTom himself.... :banana1:
wait, you ordered an LN4.5 or an LN4 and 5?
4-1/2
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4-1/2
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Nice Ding.... ayaw mo na ng Ryobi?:love:
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Nice Ding.... ayaw mo na ng Ryobi?:love:
He-he. Time to move up. Addiction kicking in.
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He-he. Time to move up. Addiction kicking in.
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hehehe. welcome to the club... si Jay president nyan:cat:
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had time to resharpen blades...
my 607 with a Hock blade cuts like this...
the no.3 like this
and here is a shaving using the 606
with the advent of the hock blades, my outlook on sharpening has changed and has improved...
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Wow! That's beyond bacon, Timb. Chiffon strips!
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smooth as silk shavings bro.
sometimes with that kind of shavings, i tend to collect them to serve as filling stuffs for my small gift boxes...dark shavings mixed with lighter shade wood shavings...i just hope the recipient arent asthmatic.:inlababu:
The devil will find work for idle hands to do.-Morrissey
