tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216675204510646802.post8753094502586407207..comments2008-12-11T10:20:47.678-05:00Michael Marzullohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290841687050535864muddler_mike@yahoo.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216675204510646802.post-4799721692364713192008-12-11T10:20:00.000-05:002008-12-11T10:20:00.000-05:00Thanks Doug. It's funny you mentioned using the #3 instead of the block. There's a Fine Woodworking video with Phil Howe in which he mentions that he prefers his smoother over his block like you do. I like using either, depending on the situation.<BR/><BR/>my latest thing is experimenting with back bevels. I bought a few used smoothers a couple of months ago for the experiment. I'm working on a project with some quilted maple currently, and my standard angle smoothers tore it up. I back beveled one of the new ones at 15 degrees to get a cutting angle of 60, and it really did make a difference. Granted, I'm sure most of the problems lie with the user and not the equipment. Thank God for card scrapers :)<BR/><BR/>MikeMichael Marzullohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290841687050535864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216675204510646802.post-4985079726026181702008-12-10T16:56:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:56:00.000-05:00Nice return. I stumbled on your blog a while back and kept checking it periodically. Glad to see some action here. Lets see your actual family of planes. I know the proposed uses of all the planes,but it is nice to get some user feedback on their personal preferences.<BR/><BR/>For instance I rarely use my block plane. I just find that a no3 does a good job for most of the same tasks and it fits my hands more comfortably than the block.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622946465719970286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216675204510646802.post-47078942585064002202008-12-02T11:46:00.000-05:002008-12-02T11:46:00.000-05:00and ironically timely, wouldn't you say? :)<BR/><BR/>Actually Jimmy, that's just scratching the surface of bench and block planes, not to mention the future post of the specialty planes. Glad you found it informative. Now you see why it's a tough subject to get into in the chat room...Michael Marzullohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290841687050535864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216675204510646802.post-80362486794007584272008-12-02T09:55:00.000-05:002008-12-02T09:55:00.000-05:00Mike,<BR/><BR/>Pretty educational there.<BR/><BR/>I think that you may have covered all of the bases there. As boring as it was I managed to read threw the whole thing.<BR/><BR/>Kidding, it was pretty good, you did well on the markup!<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Handi<BR/>http://handisworkshop.blogspot.comJimmy "Handi" Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08394419831007360273noreply@blogger.com