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Post by paulchapman on Oct 31, 2008 13:54:18 GMT
Good Old Jacob - never known to miss an opportunity....... ;D
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Oct 31, 2008 15:11:31 GMT
Doing a sycamore table top is really slow with a belt sander even if you work carefully through the grits. I'm wondering if your hand processes might actually be quicker.
cheers
Jacob
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Post by engineerone on Oct 31, 2008 19:41:20 GMT
don't suggest i'm an expert jacob  ;D but i would have said yes, and more accurate, the problem i have found with the belt sander even with the plate is keeping the surface flat. paul  |
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ivan
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Post by ivan on Nov 21, 2008 16:16:38 GMT
That Japanese chap who went to the US (Odate) says cap iron was unknown in Japan till about 100 yrs ago when introduced to help reduce the level of skill required for quality planing due to mastercraftsman shortage. Hmm...
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Nov 21, 2008 16:36:37 GMT
That Japanese chap who went to the US (Odate) says cap iron was unknown in Japan till about 100 yrs ago when introduced to help reduce the level of skill required for quality planing due to mastercraftsman shortage. Hmm... Hmm.. If it improves things for us bodgers, won't it benefit the master craftsman too and give him even higher levels of skill? An improvement is an improvement! |
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dunbarhamlin
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Post by dunbarhamlin on Nov 21, 2008 17:20:17 GMT
Doesn't necessarily follow. The mean quality of output from secretarial pools dropped dramatically following the introduction of word processors - which make it easier to correct mistakes.
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Post by engineerone on Nov 21, 2008 19:49:38 GMT
surely the thing about the cap iron in japan is that their planes used to be all pull planes, and the cap iron i would have thought was less effective. however it is certain that it is easier for an unskilled person (moi ) to adjust a plane with a cap iron than a woodie. paul |
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ivan
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Post by ivan on Nov 22, 2008 12:58:13 GMT
It wasn't to improve adjustment (in Japan they're all woodies too) but to make it easier to get a fine glossy finish cut on (un painted/ un varnished) exposed bare timbers inside Japanese houses. The master would be better able to deal with difficult grain by controlling plane direction, skew, tricks like dampening the surface - stuff the comes with lots of practice and experience. Less necessary with cap iron, even masters, as they could work faster with same result. For more on cap irons have a good browse here: planetuning.infillplane.com/ |
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