Anyone been successful with these corner tools? *LINK*

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ThomD

>I don't think it's in the violin making grade of tool. More for knocking down an edge and fairing with sandpaper. I got mine back in the days when one was expected to sharpen tools out of the box, so sharpening was required. The diggest issue I had was tear-out. the kind of project where I might use these, is actually fairly likely to have some reversing grain. Of course you can cut in both directiong. You can't too easily sneak up on the final cut, you can't really control the shaving run-out. normally I don't want to have to come at the grain from all different directions. I would rather use a regular plane.

carpentry tool

Jack Guzman from Maine

>I think that tool is probably better suited as a handy pouch item to break edges for remodeling/carpentry. I use a block plane. Eyeball makes for a pretty fair even bevel.If you need to get perfect with it use guide lines.I keep meaning to either modify one of my planes by adding a bevel guide or building a dedicated bevel plane but the need just isn't there for me.LV sells a block plane with a bevel guide accessory that looks promising,but like I said ,the need isn't there.---Jack

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Tony Zaffuto

>I've got an old Stanley, that works decently decently on the cherry I mainly work with, provided the grain and work geometry stars are lined up correctly!

I usually use a block plane. Up until a few months ago it was a low angle but I've have since moved to a #18. Standard angle blade works better on long grain and is sharp enough to tackle cherry end grain.

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Mike Schwing from Md.

>No. I threw mine away years ago. A block plane or something of similar size is what I use now.

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Ernie Miller

>Mine seem to work pretty decant. I have no complaints. they get used mostly this time of year when I am making toys for tots and kneed to do a quick easing of edges. they are finicky with grain reversal so keep thay in mind. As other people have said there is more than one way to skin a cat and I think the prefered method here is a block plane. Time to find a new excuse to buy new tools.

Re: Anyone been successful with these corner tools *LINK*

BobStrawn

>This is my homemade Mitre Plane. It works great as long as you pay attention to grain and don't try to take too big a shaving. I take about a 32nd of an inch at a time and then lower the blade a 32nd more. On the last pass I go for about a 64th of an inch or less. It puts a nice even 45 degree mitre on the edge of a board. It was easy to make, I saw a picture of a plane Derek Cohen had made, and I ripped off the idea.

Bob




Derek Cohen's photo's show it better.

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Glenn Madsen near San Francisco

>That's a pretty clever looking tool there. Something else to build and show off at the woodworkers' club meetings. Thanks to both of you fellows.

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Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Instead I use a Preston chamfering spokeshave that works great, haven't a clue as to whether or not these LV tools can do a good job; but the main difference is that the Preston has little fences/guides with a straight blade that make it easier to travel in a straight line.

Pam

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David Charlesworth

>Mine, were difficult to sharpen with the curved block and 600 grit paper on the plastic form. They were very badly ground and shaped on arrival.

They needed a lot of work before they were sharp. NB these were the chrome ones from some time ago.

Once sharp they worked very well on perfectly straight grain, but a nightmare if the grain slope reversed.

David

Re: Anyone been successful with these corner tools

ThomD

>By the way, on some woods, if you need a subtle round over, a not terrible alternative, is a burnisher. The classic is the MB file.