PLANE TALK - Birds Eye Hard Maple, Tear Out Free - June 24th 2017

In this edition of Plane Talk, I go back over the setting up of the chip breaker and a little bit of breaker anatomy and function.
The wood of the day is Hard Rock Map,e Birds Eye.
Planing this can be difficult at best, but both Jack planes handled it just fine when properly sharpened & set up.
As I mentioned last time, the key is a properly and fine set chip breaker on standard planes, or a bevel up plane with a secondary micro bevel 50 degrees for an effective cutting angle of 62 deg.
I hope you found something helpful or at least entertaining.
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Thanks for watching and the privilege of your time.

[@mnbluesboy]

Walter, this is nothing short of impressive!! Nice job on describing how a steeper angle affects the cut in "weird" woods. Totally agree. I dabble into bamboo fly rod making and that angle is essential there to help prevent tearout over the bamboo nodes where the "grain" gets squirrelly! Excellent video man!!
Jeremy.

[@DustySplinters]

Thank you, hope it helped.

[@chrisherald2338]

Very helpful!!!

[@antonyelliot8636]

great viedo, ive just been working with some amrican black walnut that has some amazing figures, the thicknesser made a right mess of it, i have only just started hand planing and only have a block plane but was starting to wonder what sort of plane i should get next for this kind of thing. i was thinking a number 4 or the 62, but ithink it may have to be the latter now i have watched this!

[@DustySplinters]

Depending on the knots and other grain texture, you can be well served by a Jack plane.
Any one... old or new, bev up or bev down.
It is all about how you set it up and keep you blade sharp, sharp, sharp.

[@tylersmith9868]

Sorry you said your iron was cambered correct?

[@DustySplinters]

Thanks for writing,
In this situation it is only cambered ever so slightly at the corners to prevent plane tracks.
It is virtually straight across.
Thanks for watching.

[@mikealantempleton2133]

I’m looking at the LN 62 and I like Birdseye maple. In your opinion is it a better purchase than the 5 or do I need both to play with figured woods

[@DustySplinters]

Thanks for writing,
IF you already hav other older panes, you can work with them to do all sorts of planning.
But, IF you can buy only one L-N plane... it should be the No. 62.
You can order replacement O-1 Tool Steel Blades for it from Ron Hock.
If you keep a pure 25 deg bevel of low angle work and general planing, that will let you have a spart with a higher deg of done for difficult woods.

[@mikealantempleton2133]

I’m looking at 3 pieces I was looking for a starter cord like 62, rabbit block plane and a router plane to start my collection do you have any advice or suggestions for 3 pieces

[@DustySplinters]

Doyou have any old plane at all? If not you may want to take a class or find a mento to guide you down this Rabbit Hole.
I worked for years without a Rabbet Plane or a Router Plane.
But you cannot work without a Jack Plane and possible a Block Plane.