Jointer plane length?

Re: Jointer plane length?

Brian Sullivan - Montreal

>I've been waiting patiently; put me down for one. Low angle please.

Re: Rob, can you tell us

Rob Lee

>Hi Derek -

Low angle - adjustable throat...

Will complement the LA Jack, and the soon to arrive 164 1/2 H also in the works...

Check your email!

Cheers -

Rob

Re: More soon

paul womack

>Meanwhile, one thing I forgot about planes that have the mouth set back: They are *so* much easier to start smoothly.

That's certainly a benefit that LV emphasise.

"This extra length of sole in front of the blade makes it much easier to cut accurately because the extra-long nose makes it easier to maintain the sole flush to the material at the start of a cut."

BugBear

Re: Japanese planes

paul womack

>I think Rob and Joel are (actually) agreeing in content, but differing in language.

In a "full" plane stroke there are 3 major "modes".

* start of stroke, where the heel of the plane has yet to contact the board

* mid stroke, with both plane ends conatcting the board

* end of stroke, where the toe of the plane has ceased to contact the board

Both the "start" and "end" are themselves "dynamic", or continuously changing.

Only the mid-stroke is "steady state".

It is tempting to analyse the mid stroke, because it's the simplest. However, with a (e.g.) 22" plane on a (e.g.) 5 foot board, the mid-stroke is only 3' 2" long.

Even the mid-stroke is the cause of some controversy; it is far from clear which parts of the plane's sole are contacting the board, and with how much pressure.

BugBear

Re: Rob, can you tell us

Vince

>Thanks for all the information, Rob. I had no idea my question about jointer length would elicit so many responses. Quite a crowd here.

Can't wait for my next visit to Ottawa so I can pick up a dozen or so of the planes that have been recommended. Have to love woodworking... ;-)

Vince

Coming in late here

Andrew F in Australia

>and found the responses interesting.

You can joint with any plane - the above boards, 8' long, in this benchtop, were face jointed with a No.6 plane to a small enough gap that you couldn't fit a cigarette paper in to.

Just another perspective -

technique is at least as important (and probably more so) than the plane.

Cheers,

Andrew