Rob

At the LN hand tool event last week, their rep announced that they would be producing the 55° frog for the #4.

If you know of sawyers/dealers that make this available on a regular basis, I and readers would appreciate it. I don’ t know of any.

Tico,

Good luck with the shooting board. Readers, click on Tico’s name and check it out.

John,

Yes, as it happens, that is part of the next post. I don’t know why I don’t make Krenov planes. I think I should.

Rob

You can make a 55 degree plane with your veritas low angle (sorry about the handle). Sharpen a blade at a steeper angle until the bed and blade angle equal what you want (Caveat – I use the LN low angle jack but haven’t tried this yet – just read about it. People that have tried it say it works.)

With your skill I wonder why you don’t make your own smoother with a 55 degree bed. Krenov planes are easy and work well. You can make one as wide or narrow and a whatever pitch you want.

Recently I’ve gotten into the making of many single purpose jigs to manufacture the Super Chute, in fact, there is now a dedicated wall space organized with 17 jigs. There are also new ones for my table saw and drill press. During the process it seemed a little agonizing to reach the point so often in fabrication where I realized another jig was required for accuracy and repeatability (“oh no, another jig?”) because you just want to build your project and not stop to do something else. Some of them have been redesigned and rebuilt, as has the featured product itself. In the end, I think the stimulating problem solving and experimentation involved in jig making are complimentary to building furniture. Design, create, and evaluate. It’s a very rewarding process.