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Plane question

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Plane question

David Miller from Iowa

>Just picked up an 8" manufactured coffin plane with the cutter bedding angle at 75-80 degrees. No cutter but still had the original wedge and I had another 2" wide, thick tapered one with chip breaker that fits perfectly. Except it won't work in the traditional way - chatters even on the lightest cut on pine. Was this a toothing plane? I suppose it could be a scraper if one rolled the burr backwards and pushed the plane backwards, but that doesn't seem right. What gives?

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Toothing plane

jim_reed@marietta

>My coffin toothing plane blade is bedded at an 86 degree angle. I think that is what you have.

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Re: Toothing plane

paul womack

>Wow - those old toothing planes were consistent at 86 degrees...

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