Comments on: Working with the Veritas jack plane, part 2 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2011/08/05/working-with-the-veritas-jack-plane-part-2/ inside the woodshop Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:45:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2011/08/05/working-with-the-veritas-jack-plane-part-2/#comment-62763 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:45:13 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=1283#comment-62763 Steve,

I’ve tried higher sharpening angles for BU jack blades and they are just not worth it. The plane is too hard to push, other problems arise as described in the posts, and they are just not necessary. The BU smoother is a different matter, and there I do keep a blade for it sharpened at 48° and find it is helpful for figured woods prone to tearout.

Rob

]]> By: Torch02 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2011/08/05/working-with-the-veritas-jack-plane-part-2/#comment-62759 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:21:42 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=1283#comment-62759 One of the touted advantages of a bevel-up plane is the ability to easily change the cutting angle simply by changing the primary bevel on the iron. Do you plan on doing any experimenting like that?

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