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LV LA jack

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LV LA jack

Frank D. in Montreal

>I just got my LV LA jack and gave it a go (filled out a wish list when I did the survey...then I bought everything that was on it). Wow! What a great plane. I know a few people have already made similar comments but I was really blown away. I have several LN planes that I love and this one has nothing to envy. I might rework the handle eventually to fit my hand.

I will soon (within the next month) do a "Bench Test" article for a French-language site that I participate in. We'll be comparing it to the LN 62. We'll also compare the two blades for durability (cryo vs. non-cryo; can't wait for that one!). I'll post the results when it's done.

Frank Desaulniers

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French site review

Jean-Michel in Montreal

>Which french site? Is it "la mortaise"?

thanks

jmt

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Frank D. in Montreal

>Hi Jean-Michel,

Yes it is! We'll be at the wood show in Ste-Hyacinthe next weekend. We'll have a booth with General, right next to Langevin Forest. I'll be taking part in a planing contest Saturday afternoon, against a guy with Japanese planes. We're calling it "East vs. West". If you go to the show be sure to drop by and say hello. Do drop by the site too, maybe you already do?

Frank

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paul womack

>I'll be taking part in a planing contest Saturday afternoon, against a guy with Japanese planes. We're calling it "East vs. West".

If you want an "interesting" planing experience, try configuring the sole of a western plane (I used a #4 as my starting point) as a 2-points-of-contact smoother, like a Japanese smoother. You need only remove a coupla' thou,

The result is absolutely USELESS for flattening, but takes a continous and uniform shaving, even if the workpice is not totally flat. In contrast a western style super-smoother (with a super flat sole) requires the workpiece to be flat to the tolerance of the shaving being taken.

The consequence is a very good finish.

BugBear

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