bugbear
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mr grimsdale":2cm848xa said:Yes I have. It's an Acorn No4. Had to back bevel as the face of the blade has deep machine marks but there is nothing special about the plane itself. It works better than the QS4 on very tricky grain (some odds and ends of offcuts) but I haven't really needed it for what I do.
I thought you used it a sycamore table?
It's somehow less convenient to use - half scrape half plane - and is a bit unpredictable.
Strangely, although it needs sharpening at intervals, it does less well immediately after a sharpening, as though the edge has to be run in a bit.
I've got a theory about why this happens but would need to see it work under a microscope to prove it!
Always interested in theories - theorise away! You never know, someone else might have knowledge to confirm/deny your theory.
Maybe a QS4 with a back bevel would be even better. Hmm, could be the next step?
That's what I was asking about!
I suppose I should have said "have you tried a back bevel on the QS", but I thought since the QS was the subject of the thread that is was obvious, especially since you've posted about possibly buying a spare blade for the QS explicitly for back bevelling.
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