Re Veiner to make a V groove
Weird, but I was trying to do just that on the weekend. Man, this group!
My veiners are very sharp, and my practice cuts in cherry were not even or
straight, and I quickly gave up trying with that technique as a bad idea.
So I figured I'd try a straight knife with a fairly thin freshly sharpened
blade. I used my marking knife.
A straight steel rule and a sharp knife was good. That was much more
accurate for me. Practice on a bit of scrap so you can figure out how much
pressure you need (I was going cross grain). Would be more difficult with
the grain I suppose.
Cheers from Waterloo
Claudio
Ps, to sharpen, I set up a stick end up in my vice at the correct height to
get the bevel I want on my knife. Lay the knife flat on the end grain blade
barely over the edge. I use one of those little diamond paddles, resting
the paddle heel on the bench as I slide the small diamond plate along the
blade. You'll get a nice smooth even bevel on the blade. Much more accurate
than trying to slide your little knife at 11 degrees or whatever.
If you don't have one a set of these wonderful EZ Lap paddles (a great
present), stick some very fine wet or dry sand paper to a small stick with
double sided tape ( what I used to do before I got the paddles). By the
way, I find more uses for these things all the time. I've had mine for a
couple years now, well used, and they still work great even though I use
them each week.