At 10:45 PM 8/31/97 EDT, Thomas E. McCluskey wrote:
>
>On Sun, 31 Aug 1997 16:16:19 -0400 (EDT) Dnbyr@a... writes:
>>Couple of weeks back, Thomas McCluskey inquired about the proper skew 
>>angle
>>of cutters for the Stanley 46 plane, to which Patrick Leach replied:
>>
>>>>  25 degrees +/- an angstrom or two.
>>
>>snip all the measuring stuff.
>
>Thanks for the response
>
>Chock it up to newbie lack of vocabulary. 
>
> I reasoned that the angle/angles that the cutter clamps into the plane
>is fixed. ( I can't change it)   The only angles I control as someone who
>wants to sharpen his blades accurately, is the bevel angle (the primary
>angle of the cutting edge in relation to the flat part of the blade)  and
>the skew angle (the angle  of the the cutting edge in relation to the
>sides.)  On a typical plane blade the "standard" bevel is 25 degrees. 
>The "standard" skew  is 90 degrees ( or maybe 0 degrees)
>
>(BTW I am trying to indicate my understanding whether correct or
>incorrect by use of parentheses)
>
>Based on the input from the group, the skew on the #46 cutter is 68 to 71
>degrees.
>
>BTW what was the variance on your 1880s vs. 1920s?.  The reason I ask is
>my plane is from the 20s and the cutters wers purchased separately and
>are older.

Tom,

I made access and unpacked the box containing my No.46 this weekend  and took a measurement. Same as previously reported, I
think by Ernie, at near 68.5 degrees. This is from original boxed blades
that came with an early Type 5 (1884-85) according to the Roger Smith study
in the latest Walter. Hope this helps more than my previously flippant
reply which suggested measuring, etc.

David