It took lots of repetition honing, stropping, going through setup, realizing the chip breaker was right on the edge of the blade, repeat, new error. The first picture is progress: small and crunchy, long and crinkley, long and papery.
Sharpening using Atoma 400/600/1200 diamond plates + a strop I had around. I found Wood By Wright’s setup video helpful and have been enjoying Rex Kreuger’s videos on sharpening and other things.
I worked so hard for these shavings, surely there’s something fun to do with them.
I save my wood chips from carving to use as kindling, and to wrap them in tin foil to use for smoking meat on the grill.
I honestly thought your first photo was a still life study in oil paint.
Yeah, me too! I had to take a second look to see that it’s actually a photo
Hah, thanks, I do think hand tools have a beauty to them.
Experiencing a bit of plane envy here, since the only one I inherited was trash and yours looks very nice indeed.
Thanks, guess I got lucky!
Nice work! A little wood paste wax on the sole will make the plane a lot easier to push. Wood paste was is also nice to put on the surface of your table saw if you have one.
Nice progress. A sharp tool makes a world of difference. As far as the shavings, mine usually go in the composter. A buddy of mine gives them away to people with chickens.
Thanks! We compost and know folks with chickens, good suggestions.
I collect all my shavings for the fireplace
Unfortunately I don’t have anywhere to burn them, but maybe I’ll save some for camping trips.
They make great compost too if you have any plants or a compost pile.
You could burn them (the shavings)