tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post5665445107560269018..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: Riddle of the Shinx (II)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-87075479509340224752014-04-24T20:42:53.745-04:002014-04-24T20:42:53.745-04:00I have more or less been Tom's apprentice for ...I have more or less been Tom's apprentice for the last 5 years now. I used to work for him during summers when I was in college then had other commitments that kept me away for around 10 years. <br /><br />LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-38150067089831260852014-04-22T22:34:27.618-04:002014-04-22T22:34:27.618-04:00Lance,
well, I suppose it is the nature of the bu...Lance,<br /><br />well, I suppose it is the nature of the business of being a small shop doing custom woodworking - -feast and famine cycles, things looking good until suddenly they aren't.<br /><br />What is your relation to the business, if you don't mind me asking?<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-36978078350680367662014-04-22T22:24:22.700-04:002014-04-22T22:24:22.700-04:00Chris,
We have had a some good projects but they ...Chris,<br /><br />We have had a some good projects but they seem to be getting harder to find.<br /><br />LanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-37004187011886473852014-04-22T20:15:08.776-04:002014-04-22T20:15:08.776-04:00Lance,
thanks for the reply. I'd been on you...Lance, <br /><br />thanks for the reply. I'd been on your company website a few years ago, but had forgotten that you were out on Long Island. You've had some nice commissions come through!<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-70845767820800197882014-04-22T19:22:52.979-04:002014-04-22T19:22:52.979-04:00Chris,
We do doors & windows, furniture, stai...Chris,<br /><br />We do doors & windows, furniture, stairways, and structures. Everything we do has joinery as long as the job permits it. <br /><br />Take a look at our web site: tommatthewswoodworking.com. <br /><br />Lance<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-37758128673275286012014-04-22T01:18:33.083-04:002014-04-22T01:18:33.083-04:00Lance,
Now you have my attention - what are you g...Lance,<br /><br />Now you have my attention - what are you guys doing out there on Long Island that involves super surfaced boards and timbers requiring a running planer? It's not Japanese carpentry, so, please do tell.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-45830514949580321912014-04-21T23:53:07.852-04:002014-04-21T23:53:07.852-04:00Chris,
Just get into a habit of wiping everything...Chris,<br /><br />Just get into a habit of wiping everything down. We also have a extra head for the surface we use the most. One for "rough" for when it doesn't matter and the other as a finish head. <br /><br />We are out on eastern Long Island.<br /><br />LanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-80788812284271732082014-04-21T23:11:34.611-04:002014-04-21T23:11:34.611-04:00Lance,
that's why I found that video in the p...Lance,<br /><br />that's why I found that video in the post above humorous- the idea of dropping a board on the floor and then feeding it through the machine right away. The tool re-builder I'm dealing with has also made comments about keeping the machine and the wood clean, so I'm feeling it might be time to get a lab coat!<br /><br />Where are you working that you have multiple surfacers and a running planer? Wouldn't be in Oakland by any chance?<br /><br />Thanks for your comment!<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-30886917518847983172014-04-21T23:03:31.729-04:002014-04-21T23:03:31.729-04:00Chris,
Just make sure every thing stays clean. Al...Chris,<br /><br />Just make sure every thing stays clean. All it takes is a single piece of sand, dirt .... and you well get a nick in the blade. We use Kanefusa brand in most of our machines including the marunaka surfacers, the running planer and the 4 headed moulder.<br /><br />LanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-90466443650487243342014-04-20T08:45:55.977-04:002014-04-20T08:45:55.977-04:00Chris,
thanks for your comment. I've seen pla...Chris,<br /><br />thanks for your comment. I've seen planers such as that in North America, purpose built by their owners. Logosol mills also has a planing head attachment for their sawmills. And in Japan there is a type of planer in which the bed is stationary and the head travels back and forth - they call them 'running planers'. So, no, no dream there, except perhaps in regards to having the room and acquiring such a machine!<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-70930460203395608202014-04-20T01:22:46.168-04:002014-04-20T01:22:46.168-04:00Hi Chris,
I recall hearing (or maybe seeing an im...Hi Chris,<br /><br />I recall hearing (or maybe seeing an image) of an old planing machine that had a very long table - perhaps 20-30 feet long to which the workpiece was dogged. Then, the planing head passed overtop of the material to complete the cut. Do you recall ever seeing such a device, or was I dreaming?<br /><br />ChrisChrisHasFlairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789176232191404489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-8844861042826162232014-04-19T08:50:16.596-04:002014-04-19T08:50:16.596-04:00Harlan,
good to hear from you and I appreciate yo...Harlan,<br /><br />good to hear from you and I appreciate your good wishes for the new machine. A wide belt has its advantages in certain things of course, especially when finishing large wide panels, but with the single head models it can take quite a while to get to the destination. I've seen a few wide belt sander models which combine a planer head/heads in front, and one or more sanding belts behind, along with models with multiple sanding belts (presumably to use stepped grits), so I would think they would get the job done more quickly. That said, they are not inexpensive machines from what I have seen.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-12264788471686695992014-04-18T22:11:52.566-04:002014-04-18T22:11:52.566-04:00Hi Chris,
I thought of your surfacer today as I fe...Hi Chris,<br />I thought of your surfacer today as I fed door parts through a wide belt sander. After putting everything through 10 times or so, working up through the grits, a knife finish was looking pretty good. I hope that thing works out for you. <br />Peace,<br />Harlan BarnhartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-3816982957976399492014-04-17T18:42:02.679-04:002014-04-17T18:42:02.679-04:00Hi Chris,
I have tried jointers and planers with ...Hi Chris, <br />I have tried jointers and planers with the Tersa heads and was very impressed with the results and the longevity of the edge. The benefits are great; all the knife cutting edges are held precisely in the cutting circle, and the ease and speed of knife changes. <br /><br />I am used to sharpening standard knives when i need them and honing/ jointing them in the head when i want them crisp, so doing the knife for a supersurfacer is not so big a job compared to a set of jointer knives. A couple of things that concerned me about having the disposable knife setup for the Supersurfacer; the obvious continual cost of new blades, but as you said, you have to offset that with the cost of the grinder, the time to sharpen, the shop-space and blade setting etc..So my concerns there may not be warranted. The back- knife setting is fixed, which worries me a little, although i have not heard any complaints only rave reviews of disposable set-ups. The knives am told are extremely sharp and last several times longer than standard sharpenable knives. Part of it is of course being stuck with things that you have become familiar and comfortable with, and i am used to tinkering with the back-knife set-back, searching for that sweet-spot. Part of my concern may also be due to having tried a Japanese handplane with a integral ground back-knife, which i wasn't completely happy with, even though it had several blades with different set-backs, I couldn't get as good of a finish as i was hoping. <br /><br />The Skew angle is the higher for softwoods and therefore narrower width capacity, and less skew for hardwoods and wider capacity.<br /><br />I guess that you are quite excited and eager to receive your machine; they are a lot of fun and do a great job. The shaving are also quite remarkable, and it is quite impressive to see 10' long shavings 10" wide. <br /><br />MarkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682492921491843960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-79776623039730663892014-04-17T08:44:48.058-04:002014-04-17T08:44:48.058-04:00Note: I've corrected the text in the post abov...Note: I've corrected the text in the post above to reflect the information you provided.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-74293061703538058452014-04-17T08:43:21.584-04:002014-04-17T08:43:21.584-04:00Kunimoto様、
thank you for the reply and I will be ...Kunimoto様、<br /><br />thank you for the reply and I will be in touch shortly. 回答していただきありがとう御座います、私はすぐにご連絡させていただきます。<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-3732677348066532052014-04-17T08:40:44.402-04:002014-04-17T08:40:44.402-04:00Mark,
thanks for your comment. I think if my plan...Mark,<br /><br />thanks for your comment. I think if my planer and jointer has conventional knives fitted, the blade grinder would be the best option. However, I'm using Tersa in both my planer and jointer, and would never go back to conventional, so the decision to go with quick change knives made increased sense for the surfacer.<br /><br />Your explanation about the skew was helpful, and the opposite of what I was thinking from looking at the lowermost photo in the posting. It would seem then that the machine would have a higher width capacity for the hardest and driest woods (with the knife close to perpendicular to the feed direction), and for the softest woods, like balsa and Paulownia, the knife is skewed the most and the effective planing width the narrowest.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-76968766772688065762014-04-17T05:34:03.719-04:002014-04-17T05:34:03.719-04:00Hello Mr.Chris.Thanks to visit brog and coment.It ...Hello Mr.Chris.Thanks to visit brog and coment.It is honorable with interest in my work. <br />Although it is not good at English, it is waiting for e-mail. <br /><br />kunimoto-t@lime.plala.or.jpTakafumi Kunimotohttp://kunimoto.blog.so-net.ne.jp/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-52827640571347684852014-04-16T23:16:27.570-04:002014-04-16T23:16:27.570-04:00Hi Chris, congratulations on the purchase of your ...Hi Chris, congratulations on the purchase of your Supersurfacer, It looks to be a fine machine and i am sure that you will be very happy that you got it. It is a machine that you can very easily get used to having and would not want to be without. I look forward to hearing your updates once you get to use it. The hardest part will being throwing out the shavings. I haven't used the disposable knife set-up in the Marunaka machines, but have had a few customers that have ordered them, and they have had very good things to say about them. Marunaka Tell me that a lot of their customers in Germany have be turning to the disposable knife set-ups for their Supersurfacers.<br />I have to say that i do like having a knife grinder in the shop, even though it takes up space time and money. It is nice to pop the blade in there and give it a quick clean-up before doing a run, and does a scary job on jointer and thickness planer blades also. Supersurfacers can plane hardwoods and softwoods, but like any other method of working wood, some woods are a lot harder to work with than others, and supersurfacers are no different, some wood works remarkable easy and some are a pain. The skew angle of the blade helps to get the best results; 0° is perpendicular to the the feed direction of the wood, and therefore no skew. and 60° is the highest skew.<br />The higher skew effectively lowering the blade bed angle, providing a more gentle slicing cut for the more delicate wood cells. The lower skew gives a higher bed angle, and brings the back-knife more into play in controling shaving formation and prevention of tearout, much like a scraper. You will also have an adjustable "throat plate" to adjust the throat opening, this may be adjustable in two directions, laterally for the opening and also vertically to put a pressure line ahead of the knife edge. I may also be tilt-able. Anyhow the adjustments are extremely delicate and work together, so you will have some fun tinkering and experimenting. Your blade depth adjustment may be similar or different to the Marunaka system, The Marunaka blades have two adjustments for the blade a "coarse" one and a fine one, which is minutely tilts the blade. I would be interested to find out, and look forward to your updates.<br />MarkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682492921491843960noreply@blogger.com