Re: Hello

From: John Kagan <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:52:39 -0000

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <mcrabby311@...>
wrote:
> What grain and weigh would be good in 1/32nd" for
> MInisticks?

Hi Mark,

Glad to see you on the group!

As light as 1/32" wood may seem now, you'll soon find youself thinking
of wood sizes in terms of thousandths of an inch. .030" will be
significantly different than .035" once you develop a feel for it.

I use a balsa stripper of the type that AtoZ sells for the majority of
my straight parts (as opposed to tapered spars, where I prefer Harlan's
design). But whichever one you choose, you'll use it a lot with these
planes. A balsa stripper and a scale are probably the most essential
tools.

On you next Poonker, try cutting close to the wood sizes and weights
specified on the plan and see how much of a difference it makes :)

Good luck,
John
Received on Wed Feb 06 2008 - 13:52:44 CET

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