Adjusting a (Knight) woodie...

Re: Adjusting wooden planes

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>You never have to hit the front. You hit the blade to adjust for a deeper cut and the back of the plane for a lighter cut and/or removal.

Pam

Re: Adjusting wooden planes

Michael Campbell

>Thanks Pam... I *just* re-read Steve's site about that, and watched his little realmedia video and realized my misunderstanding.

Now to go play with the thing!

Re: Adjusting wooden planes

Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>I advise using a copper or brass hammer to adjust the plane, so you don't mushroom the iron. I have a plan in mind for a plane adjusting hammer that would have a brass head with a wood end grain insert into one end, so you can use the wood on wood and the brass on the iron. Of course the handle would have to be ebony, neatly through wedged into the brass head. Not that I'm trying to hi-jack the thread ...

Like this one?  *LINK*

Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

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Lee Valley Plane Hammer

Shoot

Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>Imagine that. I have been through their site several times and never saw that; I had even wondered why it hadn't been done yet. Once again I thought I had an original idea, and here it's already been done. Oh well, I'm not going to let it ruin my day.

Re: Shoot

Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

>You (and they) had a great idea. I got one, specifically to use on a Knight smoother, and it works great.

Re: Shoot

Michael Campbell

>Just ordered one myself... =)

Great!

Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

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Re: Adjusting wooden planes

Steve Knight

>I would liek to see any hammer mushroom a rc62 iron (G) but the old ones are not all hard like mine are.

Re: Adjusting wooden planes

Michael Campbell

>that's a good point Steve. I mainly ordered it because my smallest hammer is a 12 oz ball peen and didn't want to use that on the strike block on my/your jointer.

Re: Adjusting wooden planes

Steve Knight

>My irons are harder on the hammer then the otehr way around (G) my japanese plane adjsting hammer holds up well.

actualy bigger hammers seem to do less damage because of the wider face.

Re: Adjusting wooden planes

Michael Campbell

>Dammit man, don't come between an incurable purchaser and his purchase!

God forbid logic or facts should get in my way...

Re: Adjusting wooden planes

Steve Knight

>(G)

Re: Adjusting wooden planes

John Truxell-Svenson (jvs)

>Noticed that, Steve; "(g)"

A minute or so on a grinder takes the corners off woodie irons nicely. Looks a little strange on some, but fits nicely with the aerodynamic look of yours once the "patina" sets back in.




/jvs

Re: Adjusting wooden planes

Steve Knight

>I have tried to figure out a way to saw off the croners but I can't get them even. well just one of those things.