Any thinner and I'm planing air. Light pressure, heavy pressure, same difference. What do you mean by "on the bias"? Pivoting - yeah, that's a good point. I wonder if part of it is that often so little of the base is in contact with the planed surface - I mean until the curve of the wood matches the curve of the base. Maybe it's inherent in the design. I just don't know. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- > Farrell wrote: >> Question for the wood chomping gurus out there. >> I have a hand plane that has a propensity to "chatter" in use. > > > Not a guru, but... Take thinner slices? with minimal pressure. on the > bias. It looks like the thing would have a propensity to pivot real > easily on the blade and chatter. I would think, also, that attacking the > apex or nadir from both directions would eliminate grain orientation > problems. > Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT
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