Skew the Handplane Sometimes
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 Skewing the body of the plane lowers its effective cutting angle, which can work in your favor or against you. Skewing also changes the relationship of the cutting edge to the wood fibers, which can change the surface finish of the wood. While the above two statements might seem obvious, Ive watched a lot of students struggle with the topic of skewing. Part of the problem is that any discussion […]The post Skew the Handplane Sometimes appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Curve Challenged?
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 Draw a straight line on a piece of paper. If its easier, put two dots on the paper and connect them. Not too bad, right? Now draw a circle. Freehand, no compass or tracing the bottom of a can. Does it look like a circle? Not as easy as a line. I remember trying to lay out curves for the side of a hanging shelf I built a long time […]The post Curve Challenged? appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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