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Thread: Challenge 2020-2021 Sheets
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10th December 2020, 02:54 AM #61
Like many, I've slowed down but still plugging away. I think I have the mouth adjusted ok, so gave the body two coats of tung oil. I'll let it cure a few more days before waxing.
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I'm still tweaking the blade edge - there are tiny pits from previous corrosion that keep causing the edge to be ragged. I'm loathe to grind them all out as it would seriously thin the hard steel layer, so I'm just slowly sharpening until I reach a point where the pits are sparse enough to not leave too messy a trail on the wood. After all, it's not the thinness of the shaving that counts, it's the finished surface.
Anyway, almost done!
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10th December 2020, 04:10 AM #62
That’s looking good Sheets, it’s a beautiful piece of timber. Hopefully you get that blade sorted out.
Brad.
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10th December 2020, 06:31 AM #63
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13th December 2020, 08:15 AM #64GOLD MEMBER
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Hi S. If I remember correctly, the reason for the insert was to close up the mouth, yeah? Had all gone to plan, would the purpleheart been hard enough on its own?
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13th December 2020, 09:47 AM #65
The purpleheart would be just fine as wood for a plane body, notwithstanding its finickiness to work into that stage. I can't say long-term how it might stand up - the previous one I made was donated to a fund-raising auction (no idea where it is now or if its being used), but its strong, dense and hard so I don't see why it would be any less satisfactory than more traditional woods. Now having said that, I'm going for a winner here, so flash over function is the order of the day in any case . In fact, with all the metal planes being submitted, I almost feel compelled to add some brass or stainless rivets (perhaps into the sole like hob-nailed boots - thoughts?).
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13th December 2020, 01:50 PM #66
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13th December 2020, 03:47 PM #67
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14th December 2020, 02:11 AM #68
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14th December 2020, 02:28 AM #69
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14th December 2020, 06:54 AM #70GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Sheets. I wood not think they they had the temper for it. Steel, you never know, the love of timber is ingrained in all of us.
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14th December 2020, 08:39 AM #71
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14th December 2020, 09:22 AM #72SENIOR MEMBER
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