Blade thickness question

Re: Blade thickness question

Tim of Livermore

>I'll go out on a limb and say they have different blades because they're different planes.... :- )

I'd likely think the wider iron on the Jack/Heavy Smoother is probably why Veritas went with a thicker iron......perhaps they found chatter could be a problem with the wider iron and higher bevel angles on really dense woods.

Or perhaps it is because Rob, despite selling a jig to help hand sharpening straight cutting edges, knows that a thicker iron is helpful for freehand sharpening?

Tim

Re: Blade thickness question

Rob Lee

>Hi Tim/Roberto....

Blade thickness is like chicken soup....it can't hurt!

1/8" blades are plenty thick for LA planes. The 3/16" material was virtually the same cost - so we selected it for the bevel up series.

Cheers -

Rob

Re: errr. are you sure?

paul womack

>1/8" blades are plenty thick for LA planes.

With the up-to-the-edge bedding, I can believe that.

The 3/16" material was virtually the same cost

Given machining and heat treatment costs I can believe that too.

- so we selected it for the bevel up series.

No ya' didn't; unless your website is wrong:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=45864&cat=1,41182,48944

"Veritas® Low-Angle Smooth Plane"

The 2" wide A2 tool steel blade (1/8" thick) is hardened to Rc60-62...

I think this is what the thread is about.

BugBear

Re: errr. are you sure?

Alice Frampton, UK

>I think the "Bevel-Up series" means the Jack (#62.5), the Bevel-Up Smoother (#164.5H) and the not-yet-released jointer (#762.3F or something, I don't doubt), which all take the same blade. Whereas the Low Angle Smoother (#164) doesn't count; presumably because it's not one of the "series" and doesn't get invited to the right parties...

Cheers, Alf

Re: errr. are you sure?

Rob Lee

>Hi Paul -

Alf's correct...

We make a distinction between "Low-angle", and "Bevel-up"...maybe it splitting hairs - but at least we aren't calling 'em all block planes.... :)

Cheers -

Rob