I suppose this thread will most probably start some noise amongst the purists dedicated to tool makers but this isn't my intention, I just want to pass on my own personal findings.
I built a ramped shooting board according to Derek Cohen's 5° ramp angle, I honed a 35° secondary bevel on my low angle jack and let me point out firstly it made no difference in shooting between bevel up or bevel down they both gave me the same consistant results and ease of planing whether I planed softwoods or hardwoods.
I have been using this shooting board consistantly for the past 12 months and the results are outstanding, I have also used the standard flat board and it's ok but no where near as good as the ramped. Having said all that the main reason is not just the shooting board but the 35° secondary bevel, it stays sharper for much, much longer and it slices through most timbers like a dream but I am avoiding to use the word like butter as I'm not referring to those timbers that tool sellers like to use at trade shows. Many people have claimed that 25° bevel is what you use on end grain but as for me I found that didn't work.
I was seriously considering for a very long if I should purchase either the veritas 51 or the LN but I just do not see the need since this is working for me.
I built a ramped shooting board according to Derek Cohen's 5° ramp angle, I honed a 35° secondary bevel on my low angle jack and let me point out firstly it made no difference in shooting between bevel up or bevel down they both gave me the same consistant results and ease of planing whether I planed softwoods or hardwoods.
I have been using this shooting board consistantly for the past 12 months and the results are outstanding, I have also used the standard flat board and it's ok but no where near as good as the ramped. Having said all that the main reason is not just the shooting board but the 35° secondary bevel, it stays sharper for much, much longer and it slices through most timbers like a dream but I am avoiding to use the word like butter as I'm not referring to those timbers that tool sellers like to use at trade shows. Many people have claimed that 25° bevel is what you use on end grain but as for me I found that didn't work.
I was seriously considering for a very long if I should purchase either the veritas 51 or the LN but I just do not see the need since this is working for me.
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