Comments on: Champions of wood planing http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 18:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Diogenes http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1651189 Diogenes Sun, 10 Feb 2013 03:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1651189 The next morning, his boss, the chief carpenter at the job site: "For cryin' out loud, Toshiro, you've been working on that one door all morning and it's still won't close!  Chuck the damn plane and use the Makita like I told ya; we ain't buildin' a Steinway!" The next morning, his boss, the chief carpenter at the job site: “For cryin’ out loud, Toshiro, you’ve been working on that one door all morning and it’s still won’t close!  Chuck the damn plane and use the Makita like I told ya; we ain’t buildin’ a Steinway!”

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650790 Paul Renault Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650790  More precisely it's a thickness gauge micrometer.  Now your GIS will work.  More precisely it’s a thickness gauge micrometer.  Now your GIS will work.

]]> By: L_Mariachi http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650744 L_Mariachi Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650744 Obviously the piece of wood they're shaving from is already as flat as it's going to get, and aerospace machining tolerances are silly for a material that expands and contracts with temperature and humidity, but I could see using the ribbons in some sort of layered inlay or insanely delicate papercraft. Obviously the piece of wood they’re shaving from is already as flat as it’s going to get, and aerospace machining tolerances are silly for a material that expands and contracts with temperature and humidity, but I could see using the ribbons in some sort of layered inlay or insanely delicate papercraft.

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650685 Preston Sturges Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650685 ....and that's how they make whale sushi. ….and that’s how they make whale sushi.

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650457 Paul Renault Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650457 I also was wondering what kind of wood.  But did you see that those planes are hand-set and -adjusted?  No screws, no levers. Just gentle tapping with a mallet. I also was wondering what kind of wood.  But did you see that those planes are hand-set and -adjusted?  No screws, no levers. Just gentle tapping with a mallet.

]]> By: destroy_all_humans http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650360 destroy_all_humans Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650360 golf has a new challenger golf has a new challenger

]]> By: AFURRYTHING http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650290 AFURRYTHING Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650290 That Manny Pacquio sure is a man of many talents! That Manny Pacquio sure is a man of many talents!

]]> By: Ben Hull http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650268 Ben Hull Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650268 Interestingly, they're still using the same planks that were used in the very first planing championship, held in 1784. Interestingly, they’re still using the same planks that were used in the very first planing championship, held in 1784.

]]> By: welcomeabored http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650266 welcomeabored Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650266 The Japanese pull their planes, while we Westerners push along the grain.  The angle for the blade is exacting, the blade very sharp and the wood soft (I'll guess fir or clear cedar).  But props must be given to the human operator; it isn't all up to the effectiveness of the tool.  It takes a light, consistent touch and concentration to create long shaved ribbons like those.  Here is a video of man teaching a class in building your own Japanese planes. http://blip.tv/jazzy-snazzy/japanese-plane-contest-663542 The Japanese pull their planes, while we Westerners push along the grain.  The angle for the blade is exacting, the blade very sharp and the wood soft (I’ll guess fir or clear cedar).  But props must be given to the human operator; it isn’t all up to the effectiveness of the tool.  It takes a light, consistent touch and concentration to create long shaved ribbons like those. 
Here is a video of man teaching a class in building your own Japanese planes.

http://blip.tv/jazzy-snazzy/japanese-plane-contest-663542

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650243 oasisob1 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650243 The thinnest tape available wasn't nearly thin enough, but they fixed it. The thinnest tape available wasn’t nearly thin enough, but they fixed it.

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650231 awjt Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650231 Do you think they taped the sidewalk the night before... with ultrathin tape? Do you think they taped the sidewalk the night before… with ultrathin tape?

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650229 awjt Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650229 kiln-dried formica kiln-dried formica

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650226 awjt Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650226 Dado you smoke a jointer then jackplane off to the rabbets in the front row, like I did? Dado you smoke a jointer then jackplane off to the rabbets in the front row, like I did?

]]> By: duncancreamer http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650221 duncancreamer Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650221 Well planed, my friend, well planed. Well planed, my friend, well planed.

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650219 oasisob1 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650219 Because they are better than us. We have pumpkin chucking, they plane wood so thin it floats in air. Also they are hella better at lining up for events than we are. Because they are better than us. We have pumpkin chucking, they plane wood so thin it floats in air. Also they are hella better at lining up for events than we are.

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650216 oasisob1 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650216 And what is the theoretical limit of thinness for that type of wood? And what is the theoretical limit of thinness for that type of wood?

]]> By: somegeye http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650206 somegeye Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650206 But...why? But…why?

]]> By: pox http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650199 pox Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650199 Champions of plane iron sharpening and set up. Also, quarter-sawn green wood would explain why the shavings don't snap, and why the guy has to clean the micrometer after measuring. Champions of plane iron sharpening and set up. Also, quarter-sawn green wood would explain why the shavings don’t snap, and why the guy has to clean the micrometer after measuring.

]]> By: Engineer_ http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650171 Engineer_ Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650171 These guys must be seriously good at potato peeling.  These guys must be seriously good at potato peeling. 

]]> By: Engineer_ http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650166 Engineer_ Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650166 It's a spring loaded micrometer.  It’s a spring loaded micrometer. 

]]> By: grimc http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650160 grimc Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650160 How does that measuring tool work? Magnets? Seriously, I'm not making an ICP joke. How does that measuring tool work? Magnets? Seriously, I’m not making an ICP joke.

]]> By: splashu http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650157 splashu Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650157 What I want to know is what type of wood they're planing that can be shaved into such thin ribbons without breaking instantly. I'm guessing its something very close grained, like a type of maple or something? What I want to know is what type of wood they’re planing that can be shaved into such thin ribbons without breaking instantly. I’m guessing its something very close grained, like a type of maple or something?

]]> By: Harold Johnson http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650155 Harold Johnson Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650155 Given a 2x4 and their planer, I suppose these guys are pretty much set as far as toilet paper goes. Given a 2×4 and their planer, I suppose these guys are pretty much set as far as toilet paper goes.

]]> By: dioptase http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650140 dioptase Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650140 I was expecting cutting commentary.  All it was was another sport involved in points shaving.   I was board. I was expecting cutting commentary.  All it was was another sport involved in points shaving.   I was board.

]]> By: DJBudSonic http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/champions-of-wood-planing.html#comment-1650134 DJBudSonic Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211859#comment-1650134 Sharp blades and courage are the key to planing. You gotta commit to the cutting pass. I use block planes all the time, they are awesome.  Especially for door setting.  I can't tell you how many sloppily-painted-so-they-don't-close doors I have saved with my trusty block planes. Sharp blades and courage are the key to planing. You gotta commit to the cutting pass. I use block planes all the time, they are awesome.  Especially for door setting.  I can’t tell you how many sloppily-painted-so-they-don’t-close doors I have saved with my trusty block planes.

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