Hand Tools Archive

Subject:
We need a mechanical engineer
Response To:
Re: More thoughts on how the mouth works *PIC* ()

Bill Tindall
From the force data in Kato and Kawai's paper it should be possible to calculate the downward force provided by the cap iron vs. a pressure bar(plane mouth) ahead of the blade tip. For a wood with a stiff shaving I would not be surprised to learn that the cap iron provides way more force on the forming shaving than the sole of a plane can provide.

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