collinb Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Building Christmas presents this year. Got this nice piece on sycamore. Needed a square edge. But I have no jointer. Table saw not quite good enough. So I got out the #6. Works well. Online articles tend to talk down this size. I found it a good fit on a 4 ft piece Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 That would be an improvement over the #5 I use for jointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Planing qtr. sawn sycamore is a pleasure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Yeah, I use my No. 5 for now until I can put aside a few hundy for a jointer plane.That's a nice looking piece of stock, and some tissue-like shavings you're taking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I have a 5 and 7, as do many wood workers. This places the 6 in area pretty much covered by other planes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Trip has made comments that resonate. They center around grabbing what is sharp. The more planes that are ready to go...There is also a philosophy I bring from another discipline. I use the smallest plane I can get away with. For some things, a five just won't span the width. I might fore or jack with a 6. For short stock I might joint with a 6. There is no wrong necessarily and a full set may be as much for the ego or the symmetry in the wall hanging chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Prunier Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I have, and use a #6 just like you are using it. Then again it's my longest plane at the moment! In my opinion, the #6 is an underrated plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Ideal for working the length of board you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Well...it's great that you broke out a plane to tackle that job...but may I suggest you put a little time in restoring it before your next session? At the very least get the barnacles off that thing...looks like it's been at the bottom of the ocean for sixty years.Also, judging from the size of the shavings, you probably need to fiddle with your lateral adjustment. It appears that you're only getting partial-width shavings...unless I'm being fooled by photographic illusion.A clean and tuned plane with a sharp blade is a happy plane...and a happy user. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Well...it's great that you broke out a plane to tackle that job...but may I suggest you put a little time in restoring it before your next session? At the very least get the barnacles off that thing...looks like it's been at the bottom of the ocean for sixty years.Also, judging from the size of the shavings, you probably need to fiddle with your lateral adjustment. It appears that you're only getting partial-width shavings...unless I'm being fooled by photographic illusion.A clean and tuned plane with a sharp blade is a happy plane...and a happy user. You are probably right in all of your evaluation. There is a lot to learn about hand planing for which I have not found a single comprehensive reference. If you know of one ... Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks E, I know that will be helpful to a lot of folks, myself included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I probably use the #6 and the #3 the least. I have been learning on the #4, 5 and 7 mostly, but I do find the other two handy. They still need a bit more tuning up, but it is coming along satisfactorily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I have, and use a #6 just like you are using it. Then again it's my longest plane at the moment! In my opinion, the #6 is an underrated plane.Very underrated. It can smooth like a 5 1/2, joint like a 7. Worth having in your tool kit. Patrick Leach gave it a bad reputation by his comments in Blood and Gore, one of his few opinions I don't agree with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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