Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Finally a good e-bay item
Jim in Burlington Ontario
>Well if finally happened I purchased a scrub plane and 608 and they arrived the 608 had brown paint in it covering a pile of rust which was expected. Cleaned that up now just debating black paint or jappaning. But the scrub plane is a sweetheart in mint shape with the owner initals and a great smell of sweet pipe tobacco. Never smoked it myself but it brings back great memories. Just going to figure out how to sharpen the blade up this week.
Re: Finally a good e-bay item
Steve Kubien
>Sounds like a nice haul. Congrats! When you figure out how to sharpen the iron, let me know. I'm going to be building a scrub plane soon and the iron will need to be honed occasionally.
My only thought is to use the plane in a straight line to make a trough the exact profile of the iron. When I need to sharpen/hone I could line the bottom of the trough with abrasive paper and go at it.
Does this sound reasonable to anyone?
Steve Kubien
Ajax, Ontario
Yes!
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>Also a lot of us freehand them. Rember they don't need to be as sharp as a smoother of chisle either.
Lots of good "how to sharpen a scrub blade" in teh archives too.
No!
Kevin F, New Zealand
>That will produce a bevel angle that has no clearance. A bench plane is bedded at 45* and bevelled at 30* to leave a clearance angle of 15*.
I sharpen the scrub blade freehand on a belt sander with a 400 grit belt. Works fine and isn't required often.
Cheers
Kevin
Another vote for freehand
jim_reed@marietta
>I make scrub blades for the #40 and initially used a homemade jig and C-clamp. Now I grind all of them freehand. My customers all ask what kind of machine does it. I smile. Train on some scrap. Practice makes perfect. Good luck.
Oh sure!
Steve Kubien
>Throw logic and math into the mix! Sheesh.
Thanks, I hadn't thought of that.
Steve Kubien
Re: Finally a good e-bay item
Darrell in Oakville
>Jim,
Hey you should have asked t'other night when you were visiting my shop. I could have showed you how I hone my scrub plane iron. It doesn't need to be real sharp, just mostly-sharp. I just freehand the curve on the grinder and then on to the stones or scary sharp. Don't need to do a perfect job as it is a rough tool.
Darrell
Wood Hoarder, Blade Sharpener, and Occasional Tool User
Re: Finally a good e-bay item
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>If you find it hard to sharpen the iron by moving it around on the stone, you might try clamping it in a vice and moving the stone around on it, as is done with axes and stuff (except they're not usually held in a vice, but the principle's the same). Watch your fingers.
If you find an extra stone cheap at a garage sale, it's a good idea to reserve it for this sort of thing, so you don't have to worry about keeping it flat.
Re: Finally a good e-bay item
Jim in Burlington Ontario
>Thanks Someone told me years ago you can only learn 2 things a day. Picked up at least 10 good idea's and info. Bahco is the new name of your sweedish card scraper at LV for $8.50 After I get the scrub sharpened then it's time to buy a iron for the 608. Thanks again very enjoyable night. Jim
Re: Finally a good e-bay item
Dirk Wright
>Well, I just got an ECE Improved Primus smoother with a spare blade in new condition for 140$! Together, those items sell for around 200$. What a beautiful plane, and it works great on figured Pearwood too!
But, I don't buy wood off of there anymore. Two purchases of apple were less than hoped. Various defects and other problems would make these pieces more like firewood than pretty wood.