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   HowardAcheson | May 20, 2003 06:03pm | #1

   Teak contains silica which rapidly dulls tools. Generally, carbide tooling is the best choice for teak whenever possible. If you are used just steel, you can either sharpen more often or get a plane iron made from harder steel.

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   handtoolguy | May 21, 2003 07:18am | #2

   I just finished refinishing (well, actually doing the initial finishing) on a large Teak patio set.  Originally the owners (ie: me and my wife) thought that that they would like that nice grey/silver color that unfinished Teak becomes when not finished.  However, after two years the committee determined that a nice smooth oiled finish would be far nicer.

   Needless to say...there was considerable scraping, planing and sanding to do.  I mostly used my Stanley #3, however, midway I installed a new Hock A2 blade and that held up MUCH better than the original.

   Hope that helps

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   IrishWood | May 22, 2003 01:43am | #3

   Thanks for the info