Novice With Planes *LINK*

Wrong plane for a novice

Jack Guzman from Maine

>I'm not familiar with that particular tool but it appears to be a gadjet designed to perform alot of tasks,none of them very well.(countertop laminate trimmer?)You'd be better off with a basic bench or block plane to learn on.---Jack

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Blaine Hollis

>I'm not familiar with that plane either, but it looks to be some sort of budget rebate/block plane. My guess is that it's unlikely to give you good results, even with a lot of fettling.

First, what are you looking for the plane to do? Chamfer edges? Trim ends? Smooth? Flatten? Joint? One plane can't do everything well, so you need to focus on a particular use, and then buy good plane that's suited to that use.

In my opinion, Lee Valley makes some of the best reasonably priced planes currently available. They're not cheap, but they are well worth the price. You may want to go to their web site, and peruse their offerings.

By the way, no affiliation with Lee Valley.

Wrong plane for a novice & experienced alike.

HC Sakman @ Victoria, BC

>It's just "wrong" for anybody. I wonder if any of the designer/maker of this tool use it themselves?

Chico...

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Mark Nowicki

>What is wrong with it?

What would you like it to do correctly?

Mark Nowicki

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MadSpazz

>I am trying to take my bandsaw cut up to the target line. I can get my bandsaw to cut within 3-4mm of teh line but then I need to get the wood down to the line. I work with hardwoods, and I am tryining to make a bow.

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Blaine Hollis

>Trying to make a bow as in bow and arrow? If so, and the work piece is curved, a hand plane may not be your best choice. Maybe a spoke shave?

What's wrong with it......

Corey Megal

>What's wrong is that it looks like a toy, made of cheap materials, most likely not sharp, and isn't well suited for cutting wood. It won't take a nice shaving because it's not made to. I'd suggest reading a bit about how a plane works, or finding someone to show you, rather than struggle along with this tool.

If you're looking for specific help on a project, ask that question, but asking how you can get this "plane" to work right isn't going to get you anywhere because that plane won't do what most of us consider to be planing.

Corey

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Deirdre Saoirse Moen

>Assuming you mean a bow-and-arrow bow, what I'd use to get closer would be a spokeshave (on any small concave part) or a compass plane (like a Stanely #20 or #113 for any longer arcs.

I think both of those tools are really useful for anyone doing curved work.

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MadSpazz

>Well, to build a bow you first rough it out of a 1x2 while it is straight and then take wood away slowly with a scraper or rasp to get it to bend correctly. I am working while the wood is straight. I will go check out a spokeshave.

Re: Wrong forum

paul womack

>Well, to build a bow you first rough it out of a 1x2 while it is straight and then take wood away slowly with a scraper or rasp to get it to bend correctly. I am working while the wood is straight. I will go check out a spokeshave.

While I know that a coupla' denizens here have made bows, you really want to ask bow-making question where the concentrated expertise is:

e.g.

http://primitivearcher.com/pages/community.html

http://www.stickbow.com/

In truth bow making is so specialised in material, technique and tools that a general woodworking forum won't serve you especially well.

BugBear