So here I was this Saturday night.
I decided that I was going to spend some time practicing and learning some newly acquired tools.
My first lesson was going to be to learn about Dovetails with my new Akeda Jig.
I popped the main box open for the first time. I started to read the manual and set the jig up on a piece of plywood like the instructions say.
So I start setting up the first piece of scrap wood....now for the pin guides.....where are the pin guides....?
Well, my new Akeda is missing any and all pin guides.
No guides..no dovetails tonight.
So I called Akeda...and actually got somebody. I was floored. (Thought I would just get when I needed to call back to get office hours.)
Akeda is sending me the missing pin guides but no more learning on this machine tonight.
So..I figure, no big deal. Akeda was good about sending me the missing guides and I still need to learn this new Groz #3 hand plane.
I know little about hand planes but by the mentions that almost every quality woodworker gives them, it is obviously something that I need to learn something about.
Well the Groz was still in the plastic bag and was covered in oil. So I took it apart, wiped the oil off and waxed it.
When I tried to re-assemble it...problem. With the adjustment in as far as it will go(tried it both ways), the blade sticks too far out and just catches the wood. The only way to correct this seems to be to place the blade in upside down. At least every picture I have seen makes me think that the blade would be upside down. (I have only seen the angle in the blade facing up.) And I am restricted on going any further with the blade back due to the slit that adjust the angle. (Do not know the names of the parts yet.)
I know something is wrong...not sure what.
So...as a last thing, I figure I might as well service the blade and get it sharp. (I had read that the plane blade should be sharp enough to shave with. ) Well, I can find no reference as to what angle I should be sharpening this blade at.
So I suppose I am not going any farther with that till I drop by Woodcraft tomorrow.
Guess I need to call it a night. :crybaby2:
I decided that I was going to spend some time practicing and learning some newly acquired tools.
My first lesson was going to be to learn about Dovetails with my new Akeda Jig.
I popped the main box open for the first time. I started to read the manual and set the jig up on a piece of plywood like the instructions say.
So I start setting up the first piece of scrap wood....now for the pin guides.....where are the pin guides....?
Well, my new Akeda is missing any and all pin guides.
No guides..no dovetails tonight.
So I called Akeda...and actually got somebody. I was floored. (Thought I would just get when I needed to call back to get office hours.)
Akeda is sending me the missing pin guides but no more learning on this machine tonight.
So..I figure, no big deal. Akeda was good about sending me the missing guides and I still need to learn this new Groz #3 hand plane.
I know little about hand planes but by the mentions that almost every quality woodworker gives them, it is obviously something that I need to learn something about.
Well the Groz was still in the plastic bag and was covered in oil. So I took it apart, wiped the oil off and waxed it.
When I tried to re-assemble it...problem. With the adjustment in as far as it will go(tried it both ways), the blade sticks too far out and just catches the wood. The only way to correct this seems to be to place the blade in upside down. At least every picture I have seen makes me think that the blade would be upside down. (I have only seen the angle in the blade facing up.) And I am restricted on going any further with the blade back due to the slit that adjust the angle. (Do not know the names of the parts yet.)
I know something is wrong...not sure what.
So...as a last thing, I figure I might as well service the blade and get it sharp. (I had read that the plane blade should be sharp enough to shave with. ) Well, I can find no reference as to what angle I should be sharpening this blade at.
So I suppose I am not going any farther with that till I drop by Woodcraft tomorrow.
Guess I need to call it a night. :crybaby2: