Rough Planing Bamboo on the Morgan Handmill

Tom Morgan Rodsmiths custom bamboo rod builder, Ric Plante begins to rough plane bamboo strips on the Morgan Handmill.
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[@T.Ackland]

Looks like it takes more effort and a good pair of walking shoes compared to a razor sharp block plane?
Those indexable carbide cutters you use are not sharp, but are adequate on machine tools with lots of power.
Check out endmills ground from micrograin carbide blanks, they are super sharp.

[@olafkundrus1570]

No heat treating?

[@tommorganrodsmiths3624]

Hi Olaf - We heat treat after we use the rougher.

[@tomdonegan2610]

This is clearly the Achilles heel of this plane. It's hugely awkward and time wasting based on the design. Really frustrating.