tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post7226719289250325063..comments2022-02-25T10:50:38.538-08:00Comments on Oregon Woodworker by Andy Margeson: Keep your bevel up--or down.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-66311664407959121582018-01-10T17:57:01.606-08:002018-01-10T17:57:01.606-08:00Andy,
Having never used a bevel up plane I haven&...Andy,<br /><br />Having never used a bevel up plane I haven't a dog in this fight but what the heck that's never stopped me before :-). I have a LN 52 for shooting so I expect a bevel down would be a little redundant but I may get one to try. The one thing I do know is a correctly set up bevel down can handle almost any wood I've used and a couple of Stanley #5's sure are cheap.<br /><br />It's good to hear your travel kit worked.<br /><br />BTW, we just booked our camp sites for the Fall Oregon trip. There are three of 'em, starting in Brookings, then Salem and ending at Cape Lookout. I hope to have my travel kit with me.<br /><br />ken I'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-14677889073301482542018-01-10T13:41:55.331-08:002018-01-10T13:41:55.331-08:00Odd.... I found my LAS a poor choice for pine face...Odd.... I found my LAS a poor choice for pine face grain; tons of tear out. It's not a comfortable plane to use, likely due to the tote angle. But, the most irksome is that it twists and flexes, easily, and one reason for all of the tear out. I've yet to try it in a shooting board, however, light weight means more 'grunt' work powering through grain.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13765492410658147590noreply@blogger.com