Thanks for this Mike
I don't get time for too much interaction on the list nowadays, but today I'm
housesitting, so I watched it.  Apart from the awe of watching a craftsman at
work, in that unhurried, careful, accurate way that seems the same the world
over, I finally worked out why japanese tools both saws and planes cut on the
pull.
If your body is the stop for the workpiece - via the shooting board, or even
without it, then of course your plane must cut on the pull stroke.  One foot for
the slab that's working as the bench, one hand for the workpiece, and one for
hte saw, or plane.

Now it all makes complete sense!


Now if only I could sit like that all day (and stand up at 6 o clock.)


Richard Wilson
a galoot in Northumberland
where our skiff has reashed the fitting out stage..




On 4 Oct 2014, at 14:14, Michael Blair wrote:

> Recently we've explored shoot boards and planes, and a little earlier, there
was a discussion of slitting gauges.  While I don't get all mystical about
Japanese tools, I stumbled across this video today that shows a Japanese cabinet
maker at work, and both threads are covered in the video.  It starts (after the
Lowe's commercial) with this fellow cutting a board to width using the Japanese
cutting gauge.  So quick! Not much later, he's shooting the ends of the boards,
holding the plane at an angle to make a shearing cut.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=G_sGwQ3bMv8
> 
> Mike in Sacto