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[beermatt]

Hi ,am thinking of getting a new blade for my 5 1/2 record but am stuck between a ron hock a2 steel or a clifton o1, i mainly work with softwoods and some of the more forgiving hardwoods and i am wondering which is the best angle to sharpen or is the standard 30 degrees ok would be greatful for any tips (hammer)

 

[Aled Dafis]

My vote would most definately be for O1, especially as you don't intend to plane anything too abrasive eg. Teak :evil:

The Clifton Irons (and planes for that matter) that I have are superb, and I wouldn't change them for the world.

I tend to grind the bevels at around 23deg, and then hone a few degres above this, so 25-27deg (ish)

Cheers
Aled

 

[jimi43]

We have been reading report after report extolling the virtues of QS irons, comparing these to the high quality jobbies.

I fully intend to test drive one of these when the need arises....perhaps you could try one of these...particularly since Matt has some ON SALE HERE

Jim

 

[OPJ]

Another vote for the Clifton blades. Excellent edge retention qualities and the extra thickness over your original blade will make a HUGE difference, even if you do have to file the mouth a bit.

Matthew's Quangsheng irons aren't bad, either. I've only used one in a block plane, which doesn't get used as often as my other bench planes but, it's far superior to anything at the lower end of the market, that's for sure.

 

[mtt.tr]

I like ray isle o1 thick blades