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Author:  JJ Donohue [ Thu May 28, 2009 7:46 am ]
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Great video, Todd and thanks for posting. Nice work on a lot of levels indeed!

Author:  JJ Donohue [ Thu May 28, 2009 8:16 am ]
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I have something a bit simpler but I want to modify it with your ramp idea.

When I first used my shooting board, I was bothered by the excessive frictional resistance I found using Baltic Birch ply as the riding surface for my plane. One thing that made a significant difference for me was to rub a small amount of Beeswax to the side of the plane. It transfers to the board and really makes the plane ride a lot more effortlessly. Make sure you have a good grip on the plane or it could become airborne at the end of the stroke! <BG>

Author:  James Orr [ Thu May 28, 2009 9:10 am ]
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Great video. Thanks, Todd.

Author:  Dave Higham [ Thu May 28, 2009 9:38 am ]
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Excellent tutorial/video as usual Todd. I understand that incorporating the ramp means that one uses more of the width of the plane's blade, but I'm not sure why that is important. Is it just that, without the ramp, the blade would lose it's edge quicker in that one area in contact with the wood?

Author:  Marcus [ Thu May 28, 2009 12:20 pm ]
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Thanks for the great tutorial Todd.

Do you see any potential problems from the stop not being at a 90 degree angle to the boards?

Author:  Chris Paulick [ Thu May 28, 2009 4:23 pm ]
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Thanks again Todd. And like I said I'll be putting the ramps on my board.

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