Smoother Questions

Re: Smoother Questions

paul womack

>I have a LN 4 1/2 with the 50 degree frog and am pretty satisfied with it.

Unless you have major surplus cash, I'd look elsewhere in your hobby to spend money.

Your plane is already damned high up the scale of smoothing excellence. Buying another plane won't improve your smoothing by that much, and any plane better than yours will cost a good deal of money.

BugBear

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Dean in Burlington

>Why don't you try a Knight woody smoother.

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Frank D. in Montreal

>Hi Terry,

Nothing wrong with having more than one smoother, in fact there are several advantages, but since you already have a big heavy one you might want to get one that gives you more versatility, maybe something shorter or a bit lighter than another 4 1/2, or a bevel-up smoother so you can change planing angles when you really need it. I must admit that without having tried it, I wonder about their new 4 1/2, whether it's not a bit big. I'd like to hear from someone who's tried it. If you want a Shepherd to try an infill, maybe just the regular Spiers-style smoother. I ordered the improved mitre with a handle to use as a bevel-up smoother (haven't gotten it yet though).

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Ted Shuck, Centennial, CO

>I have a Shepherd smoother that I built last winter. I am very happy with it and it is my "go to" smooth plane now. I got the Norris style with a closed tote and 47 degree bed.

When I have a difficult smoothing problem, I like to go with a smaller plane rather than a larger one. The shorter sole helps to get into areas that need to be smoothed and have some effect on them without having to plane a larger area as I would with a longer plane.

Ted

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MikeW

>Yes, like the first one shown in the link. It is my "I've got a problem" plane.

MikeW


Mike's Knight planes

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John Horobin

>Yes, I would stick with the LN unless a low angle smoother would be of use.

John

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Terry D

>Thanks for the opinions everyone- I have been under the impression that an infill (or woodie a la Knight) will embarrass almost any metal plane made for the same purpose. It's good to hear that the LN is as good as it is.

I may try a kit for both the fun of building and the back-to-back comparison. It's a hobby for me so having another smoother (on top of the several I have) wouldn't be the end of the world. If it was a $300 plus smoother I might have to thin the herd a little, though!

Thanks,

Terry

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Charles

>You have the best as far as I'm concerned.