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   Bob_Van_Dyke | Jan 09, 2007 06:48pm | #1

   Gary-= I wish I knew one- the one I used to use closed up shop and moved away.

   So that means you do it by hand on a piece of 1/4" plate glass with wet dry sandpaper. A little bit of 3M super77 spray adhesive will hold the paper (don't use too much or you will be working too hard to remove the paper as it wears!)

   Lap the sole by hand: leave the iron in the plane but retract it so that it does not cut into the paper. Carefully lap forwards and backwards without tilting the plane. Switch end for end periodically. Make sure you use medium downward pressure.

   I use WD40 as a lubricant. When most of the surface has been hit you are done. If a little of the leading edge or the end of the plane has not been touched don't worry about it. Most important is the area right in front of the mouth- that should have an even sheen all the way across. If there is a little hollow after the mouth that is not that important.

   I would start with 320 and go to 400 or 600- Use "A" weight paper avail at most hardware stores.

   While you are at it take the plane apart, clean up all the parts with kerosene and put it back together so it is all nice and tight.

   Just remember - you can tune up the plane all you want but the most important part of the whole process is sharpening the iro! Everything else is secondary.

   Hope that helps- Bob

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   mrqs2 | Jan 10, 2007 12:27am | #2

   Thanks Bob.So for a No 8 use multiple sheets of paper to make it long enough?See at the next class.Gary

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   Bob_Van_Dyke | Jan 12, 2007 05:05am | #3

   Thats a number of sheets and a long piece of glass(2 or 3') Most glass shops have scrap they will sell you cheaply- pay them a couple bucks to break the sharp edge. Use 1/4' thick glass on a piece of MDF