steve355

Well it was all done in the end. It was only a test piece to learn how to do it. I’m going to do some real windows and a box sash but I...

More like it? It’s a bit dusty as I’d just been trying it out.

Then you need to get that nice and shiny.

Awful

Better? Result pretty good actually.

A saw?! 🥺 Ok I will polish it carefully. I can use my polishing wheel to get a perfect finish but won’t that just dub it over?

Well that’s getting closer, 25 deg bevel from my pro edge and a lot of stropping. There’s even a slight “shine” on the gouge cut.

At this point you can't see defects on the edge only on the end grain cut. I know Adam abhors an inside bevel but it helps if the any...

You want about 27º.....In reality between 25º-30º and it needs to be razor sharp with a polished bevel. The bevel burnishes the cut...

Ok, thanks Johnny. The reason I asked is that I read somewhere (on a carving website) that they should be sharpened at 10 deg so a 25...

Is that the same book that I tried to make the casement window from which generated all the rod vs stick arguments? Looks great btw Ps...

Evening These planes I’m making are starting to work really well, but I’m still not there with recreating some of the finer details. I...

Working on my #4s today. Making the irons is really hard, particularly when they get this skinny.

Derek, that’s a pretty snazzy jig you have there! I planed a blind side bevel on one of my planes this morning using the shooting...

Steve, unless you wish to do them with great accuracy, you could go freehand. However, for perfection in wide bevels you need you need...