Any user advantage of 81 over 80?

Re: Any user advantage of 81 over 80?

Ted Owen, Pittsburgh

>Either one is good for avoiding burned fingers. The 80 is simpler, but it's not as if the 81 is complicated. The 81 has a Rosewood sole, which some, including me, prefer for sliding across the surface. But then I like wooden planes a lot, too.

You'd probably set the 81 a little finer.

Best, Ted

Adding t the arsonal?

Scott Burr in rainy Ben Lomond,CA

>The 81 "needs" a sole as you know Bill. (I'm still searching for mine...)

I'd go for an 80. Here's why...

The cost of one 80 is next to nothing compared to a 81, bay wise that is... (Look at the 80 "m"'s too)

Why do you want one? I'm worse than George...

It's (their) a PITA to use for the most part IMHO.

The only good thing I use them (yea I got 'em all)for is for flushing inlays. They are fun to play with. Put a Hock blade in an 80, it's fun in a bent way. So to speak. ;^)

Re: Any user advantage of 81 over 80?

Raymond in Trenton, NJ

>Hi Bill,

Never used an 81 so can't really compare, but both of my 80's are often reached for. The things I like are the large handles, mass and the center thumbscrew (like thumb pressure on a card scraper). My favorite is the center screw as you can (sort of) fine tune the cut for light/heavy depending on what you need to do. Also, as the hook dulls, you can get more life with a little twist. Though I don't do this on the final scraping, as it will change the cut.

You probably won't go wrong with either. Whatever you end up with, Hock makes blades for them.

Raymond

who'll soon be ready to finish scrape some QS white oak