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Re: The "Plane" Truth
By:Spidey
Date: 1/18/2001, 12:44 am
In Response To: Re: Plane (Rob Macks)

Hi Rob;

I tried it your way, and I tried it the "plane" way, and the plane won. The reason cleaning the interior sections is the most dreaded is because one HAS to use a scraper and ROS strictly, unless one grinds a plane's cutting surface to a convex shape as Nick describes. A plane is a carving tool much like a jack knife, and results track sharpening/carving skills directly. As to use on the hull exterior, a flat cutting surface on a convex hull surface HAS to be more easily controlled than a convex cutting surface against that same convex hull surface . . .

The rest of your recommended techniques are pretty O.K., however . . . :)

Best Regards, Spidey

Messages In This Thread

Plane
Steve -- 1/13/2001, 12:27 pm
Re: Plane
Rob Macks -- 1/16/2001, 5:52 pm
Re: Plane
Russ -- 1/16/2001, 9:50 pm
Re: Plane
John Monfoe -- 1/17/2001, 4:08 am
Re: Plane
Rob Macks -- 1/17/2001, 9:43 am
Re: Plane
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/16/2001, 8:10 pm
Re: Plane
Rob Macks -- 1/16/2001, 9:50 pm
Re: The "Plane" Truth
Spidey -- 1/18/2001, 12:44 am
Re: The "Plane" Truth
Rob Macks -- 1/18/2001, 2:46 pm
Re: The "Plane" Truth
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/19/2001, 11:57 am
Re: The "Plane" Truth
John Michne -- 1/18/2001, 3:26 pm
Re: Plane
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/17/2001, 10:02 am
Re: Plane
Byron -- 1/15/2001, 10:15 am
January Wooden Boat's Article on Planes
Russ -- 1/14/2001, 10:42 pm
Thanks
Steve -- 1/14/2001, 8:43 am
Re: Sharpen It!
Spidey -- 1/14/2001, 12:01 am
Re: Plane Awful
George Cushing -- 1/13/2001, 8:46 pm
Re: Plane Truths :)
Russ -- 1/13/2001, 4:45 pm