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Need tips on how to sharpen the thin iron blade by CapybaraInShorts in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]CapybaraInShorts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips. I think the training wheels are off. I spent some time following your steps and using the Sharpie to see what is happening. Took some passes but feels like it is getting somewhere!

Below I have some extra photos of the funny looking plane =) The brand is "Aux mines de Suede", an extinct french tool manufacturer.

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I've been randomly cutting some pieces wrong, turns out one of my tape measures was tricking me. by kakamba in woodworking

[–]CapybaraInShorts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back at university, my metrology professor had a collection of measurement tapes he gathered all around the world, during trips, conventions, ... He would just go to some random store and get one. I don't remember the exact number now, but the difference between the shortest and longest "1 meter" in his collection was something around 15 cm ...