Squaring the End Grain of a Board: A Step-by-Step Guide
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- In this step-by-step guide, I'll show you how to square the end grain of a board using a hand plane. This is a vital process for any woodworker to learn and will transform your joinery through better layout.
After you watch this video and you'll be squaring the end grain of your board like a pro! So watch this video now and make squaring the end grain of your boards a problem of the past.
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To any newcomers, my advice is not to be intimidated by hand shooting but be aware that it can take a lot of practise to become proficient. By way of a head start, keep the iron sharp, set a fine cut, be patient and enjoy the process of gradual improvement. If it helps, square a knife wall around a scrap and aim for that as a reference or guide before checking the result. Repeat, repeat, repeat and you will get there!
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As it happens, I looked at the Veritas right-hander earlier today but two things put me off; the price and the fact that in the past fortnight I have bought a new Stanley Sweetheart low angle jack plane for exactly the same reason - shooting end grain. I haven't set the Stanley up yet so cannot comment as to what it's like, though it looks as though it should do well and the YT channels seem to give it the thumbs up.
As for shooting, I haven't used a board since I finished my training 40 years ago (but I will make one now for the Sweetheart). I took quite a while to get used to hand shooting and I still have days when I have to labour at it more than I would like. It has never been my strongest woodworking skill. For instance, I can saw dead square across grain (cross cut) every time without marking anything but I labour to plane dead square across end grain; maybe that comes from having worked mainly as a carpenter for so many years. It's about what you practise the most at, I guess.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Pete. I'd love an update on the low angle Stanley sweetheart once you get it set up.
@@AussieWoodshed No problem, probably this coming weekend.
This is one of the Best hand tools. It's really helpful with square lumbers, in particularly on make Boxes and Drawers. Thanks for shareing!
Yes i agree is it great for boxes and draws, or when cutting your timber to length.
Veritas right handed shooter, pure wood plane pron
It really is a nice plane to use. Will probably do a review on it at some point
Good stuff mate
Thanks
Someone told me that if you spray a bit of water at the end grain that planing the ends of the boards will be easier.
I have never heard of that before, doesn't mean it doesn't help. Its possible it softens the wood fibers a bit. However i find planning the end grain of a board is fairly easy with a properly sharpened blade.
Wings are definitely not square on my Lie Nielsen bronze No 4. I think they are designed that way so you can plane in a tight space without the wings getting in the way. I don't think they are designed to be square.
The side definitely should be square. I watched a few video a few years ago about the manufacturing of the Lie Nielsen Hand planes, and they using milling machines to mill the sides square to the base. Here's one of the video links: ua-cam.com/video/YQA-sn8uRN0/v-deo.html
@@AussieWoodshed It does seem slightly out when I lay the plane on either side and measure against the sole but I have noticed that there is a slight "roll" for want of a better expression i.e. I can pressure it into squareness. I would have to find a perfectly flat surface to investigate further but thanks for the info.
"A Butt joint"?? 😅😅😅
Its the technical term of attaching the end grain of a board to the long grain of another without any joinery. Usually just screws or nails are used to hold these board, its commonly used to create very easy and basic boxes. I have a video here where i make such a box: ua-cam.com/video/Ji2f-3yGth8/v-deo.html