tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516147879960334586.post7875509913602163458..comments2023-10-10T08:18:56.243-07:00Comments on Labor Limae: BoxwoodSebastian Gonzalezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217512990715648095noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516147879960334586.post-49614017024065755872014-09-19T07:08:59.309-07:002014-09-19T07:08:59.309-07:00Oh, forgive me..... On rereading, you are perfectl...Oh, forgive me..... On rereading, you are perfectly clear. I am a bit baffled as to why I thought that you were talking about blade wedge shape. My little mind has been so filled with saw tooth patterns and blade angles, haha! My bad.....<br /><br />I must also confess (Shhhhhhh........) to missing the ease of adjusting a plane blade, using just the tips of my fingers to turn the little knob. I now associate the sound of a wooden mallet hitting another block of wood (the plane dai), and the "shziiiip" sound of wood shavings with productive woodworking. Japanese planes are kind of noisy (my wife says)!<br /><br />With 20 kanna blades, you will learn a LOT about cutting dai's! I am looking forward to next year.<br /><br />JasonJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740185043053833321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516147879960334586.post-56425156605656118922014-09-19T05:33:28.305-07:002014-09-19T05:33:28.305-07:00Hi Jason,
I mean the angles on the boxwood piece...Hi Jason, <br /><br />I mean the angles on the boxwood piece at the sole... I guess I was not so clear. I friend also asked me for clarification. <br /><br />And not really to the choir, I have 6 kanna or so, but I prefer my record no 4 for most of my big planing, and my 60 1/2 for all the rest — and that's my favourite plane I think. Somehow, I think english planes are THE most refined tools ever made, maybe is my steampunkness.<br /><br />The spoke shave is another story. I have the feeling that the wooden spoke shave, japanese version, dampens the vibrations and you can cut much better, even in end grain. I also like the feeling of wood on wood for cutting curves.<br /><br />All this may be because I don't have a really well set-up kanna to work with.... don't know. Anyway, next year, once settled down, I will make new dais for all the blades I have (around 20). There is this wood in Chile called Lenga (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothofagus_pumilio) that seems to be suited for the task. From a "sustainability" or "self-reliance" point of view, japanese planes are the way to go (combined with a few dovetailed english miter planes for the looks).<br /><br />I added a picture of spoke shave with the blade from the top. The small one is the japanese I have, and I love it. <br /><br /><br /><br /> Sebastian Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217512990715648095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516147879960334586.post-21078376426075440932014-09-18T16:33:00.943-07:002014-09-18T16:33:00.943-07:00The wedge shaped blade is something that I needed ...The wedge shaped blade is something that I needed to experience, to truly understand the utility. The wedge shape allows for a blade that goes only so far, then stops, but can be easily retracted. This is how plane blades REALLY work. You don't need a blade to be infinitely adjustable. If a person hasn't used this type of tool before, the idea seems painfully inexact and crude, but it is actually capable of extremely fine adjustment. The blade/wooden wedge type of planes that I used to prefer now seem so crude, as do the all metal types of plane. I suspect that I am "preaching to the choir", though, haha!<br /><br />Love the nankin-ganna (spokeshave)! <br /><br />JasonJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740185043053833321noreply@blogger.com