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Hi All, I recently put a shooting board together (I put a workbench in my basement and want to do some all hand tool projects). I am using a LN 5 1/2 which I feel like I have a really good edge on. I can produce some very nice shavings. However, I am not certain I am getting quite the right finish on end grain with the shooting board. I feel like I should have a fine finish on it because I can get a great finish with a block plane and I use similar sharpening methods for the two planes. I cannot afford a low angle plane at this time to dedicate to it. I have seen Rob Cosmans video using a 5 1/2 and I cannot see an up close of the finish, but I assume it is very good. I am wondering if someone could show some pictures of work off their shooting boards with a high angle plane.
My blade is honed at 27 deg.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I first want to comment about the 27 degree bevel angle - it is too low for durability. Raise it to 30 - 32 degrees.
Below is a link to pictures of end grain cuts - however, they were deliberately taken after the plane blade was dull. At least you get to see the cuts at their worst!
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http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ToolReviews...Plane.html
And here are Tasmanian Oak boards that have been shot with a sharp blade using a HNT Gordon Trying Plane (60 degree bed) ..
![[Image: ShootingforPerfection_html_d20ea6d.jpg]](http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/ShootingforPerfection_html_d20ea6d.jpg)
One should obtain a glossier finish with a lower cutting angle. I just do not have any pictures on file that were taken with one.
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Derek
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The 5 1/2 will absolutely work great on the shooting board. what is it not doing?
Sharpen up and try again. How many times have you sharpened it today? Me..? about 5 or 6...
You do not need a low angle plane for shooting...
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(02-11-2017, 08:44 PM)Strokes77 Wrote: The 5 1/2 will absolutely work great on the shooting board. what is it not doing?
Sharpen up and try again. How many times have you sharpened it today? Me..? about 5 or 6...
You do not need a low angle plane for shooting...
Sharpness is the first criteria. Sounds like the OP just isn't quite getting the blade sharp.
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I am pretty new on here, what exactly is an OP?
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(02-11-2017, 10:26 PM)cjbyrne7 Wrote: I am pretty new on here, what exactly is an OP?
You are the OP. The Original Poster.
It's all good brother. Try it out again and let us know what happens.
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Quote:You do not need a low angle plane for shooting...
Quite true. However, based on the tests i have run, the higher the bed, the lower the edge life. BU planes with a low 12 degree bed last significantly longer than a BD plane with a 45 degree bed. This means that one needs to sharpen the BD plane more frequently to sustain performance.
Regards from Perth
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(02-11-2017, 11:22 PM)Derek Cohen Wrote: Quite true. However, based on the tests i have run, the higher the bed, the lower the edge life. BU planes with a low 12 degree bed last significantly longer than a BD plane with a 45 degree bed. This means that one needs to sharpen the BD plane more frequently to sustain performance.
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This was my recent experience with end grain cherry.
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Thanks for the advice. Derek the link to your article was really well done. I do hope to get a bevel up plane for shooting some day, just not sure when.
