Corrugated sole on planes

Re: Corrugated sole on planes

Don Thompson - South of Miami

>One would presume that they are a little easy to flatten (less surface area).

On poster mentioned that his experience with a corrugated jointer was annoying for edge-jointing narrow boards, because the plane would lose support at the beginning and end of the stroke if a corrugation lined up wrong.

Re: Corrugated sole on planes

Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>I can't say that I've done enough planing to really notice a difference between a corrugated or not corrugated plane. There is a noticeable difference while planing between wood bottom and cast iron planes. Of course, you need one of each, 1-8 corrugated and plain, and then 602-608 corrugated and plain, to build anything.

My views...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>It seems to me that corrugated always sold for a bit more than non-corrugated. Something about them being more collectable. I mostly own corrugated planes. They are easier to flatten/lap. Some say corrugated jointers sometime catch on the sides of thin boards, I've never experenced this problem.

Re: Corrugated sole on planes

Jim DeLaney, Tustin, CA

>I've got (at least) one of each - corrugated and non-corrugated - in every size from 3 thru 8, and really don't see any difference between them. As someone else said, the corrugated ones are a bit easier to flatten, since there's less metal to remove, but that's about their only advantage, IMO.

As for the corrugations 'catching' and spoiling an edge, I pretty much consider that a myth. The corrugations stop just short of the mouth (both ahead and behind) so, IMO, can't cause the problem they're accused of. Also, most people seldom hold their plane exactly parallel to an edge/corner, so they're sort of 'skew-cutting' the edge, and going diagonally across the corrugations.

Re: Corrugated sole on planes

Roger Nixon

>I haven't checked lately but corrugated planes used to sell for a small premium on ebay.

I have both versions of most sizes of Stanley planes and really can't tell much difference if any in actual performance.

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Frank Mutchler

>Holey Moses, Moses....it'll take more time than I have left to gather all those planes. What might I be able to make with just 15 or 20 planes?? ;>)!!

Re: Corrugated sole on planes

Mike Fitterling

>It is my understanding that the corrugations on plane bottoms were supposed to relieve the suction created between the bottom of a plane and the surface of the wood when planing a really flat surface. I've never experienced that with a handplane, but I have noticed a kind of resistance similar to that on the fence of my power jointer so there may be some kernel of validity to that.

So I was told

Mark Mcc

>That's what an old timer at an antique tool show told me once. Supposedly less friction when flattening panels then their non corugated cousins.

testimony to edge-jointing problem

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>I have had the corrugations "steer" the plane on narrow edges on my No. 6, kind of like riding a motorcycle over those terrifying metal bridges in the Midwest. OTOH, my No. 8 is a corrugated-sole plane, and I've had no trouble from it. Given a choice, I'd buy smooth sole; given a deal, I'd buy the cheaper one.

Re: Troublesome road surfaces

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>FWIW, those metal bridges are everywhere, and even more of a panic is induced on early Japanese bikes/tires when encountering plowed rain grooves.

Pam

Yeah, but

Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT

>If there were a significant amount of friction reduction, you would be able to tell the difference, wouldn't you? So far I haven't seen too many folks affirm that the corrogated sole planes *are* easier to use.

I guess you might find *someone* who would affirm they're easier to use. Someone like my big sister. I cut her doll's hair into a butch once (a few years back), and I remember her telling my Mom a few weeks afterwards that she was *sure* it was growing back.

Greg -who hopes that the marketeer who thought of corrogated soles got his share of the booty.

Or *her* share

Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT

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Re: Corrugated sole on planes

Robert Weber

>Spoken like a true Galoot, Moses. You should join the SGFH...

Rob in Peoria

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