It was , as one galoot said, "mesmerizing" to watch that chip curl round
and round. However, I would need to see different woods, different grain
patterns, different speeds, and different blade angles to make any sense
and perhaps apply something to what I am doing. The galoot that said it
looked like a scraper blade when the chip breaker was blunt hit it
right, I think.

On May 20, 2012, at 10:19 PM, Phil Schempf wrote:

> I had the same question, Peter. In some cases, you could see the
> fibers breaking well in front of the blade where the front of the
> mouth should have offered some support. Also was curious how a radical
> cap iron would fit above a plane mouth and still provide enough chip
> clearance.
>> Phil

Ed Minch

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