Doomwolf Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Hi all. I was working on smoothing the wood on a chair I made, but my LV #4 1/2 has been leaving tracks in the wood (see pics). The blade is wider than the piece of wood being planned, so would this be an issue with a nick in the blade (I checked and can't see one), or would it be the faint scratch I appear* to have in the sole. *only realized it was there when reviewing these pics, the camera caught the light just right to highlight it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Strange that the tracks aren't straight. Has it picked something up from laying on the bench maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Looks like some debris on the bottom of your plane. What wood are you planing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Debris, agreed. It scratched the sole of your plane, too. Take it apart, thorough cleaning, and give the blade a hone. Make sure your stock is clean before you plane...and don't set it on your garage floor. I made that mistake with my jointer during the Roubo build...and I'm reminded constantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomwolf Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I'm planning poplar, which I know is not exactly super hard. I bought the plane second-hand of Kijiji ($150!), so the scratch might have been there previously; like I said, I didn't realize it was there until I posted the photo, it's not nearly as visible in real life. Next time around I will make a couple of practice passes on some scrap, being careful to keep debris and such away, and see if that improves matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaPilotBarry Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 I planed over a brad once, and it did exactly that to my plane. Resharpen the plane iron to remove the nick, then lightly rub the plane sole on 400 grit sandpaper, on a flat surface, like your table saw wing or jointer bed, to remove any raised steel. You're not trying to remove the scratch from the plane sole, just remove any metal that was plowed proud from the furrow when the damage occurred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomwolf Posted October 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 I got ahold of some 400 grit sand paper yesterday, put it on my glass lapping plate and rubbed the plane back and forth 15ish times. I was using it today, and the tracks are gone. Thank you all for the advice, it has worked flawlessly all afternoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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