Thank you Derek, for the tip on alignment of the rabbet plane iron and
nicker.  I'd fiddled with the plane for a bit, and blamed my materials more
than my set up.  In the end, your follow up suggestion is what worked for
me. Planing a bit short of the lines and finishing up with side rabbett and
shoulder planes.

The kid loves the vinyl, says she can hear the music better. At just under
the age of majority here in the US, she has never actually "owned" a
physical object that equates with music.

On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 9:56 PM, Derek Cohen 
wrote:

> Michael provides us with the information that vinyl lives in his home, and
> the methods of building a box for albums …
>
>
> Michael, vinyl lives on in my home as well! I have a dedicated vinyl set
> up - one that has parts over 40 years old. It is based on a much modifed
> Thorens TD150 (Oldie-but-Goldie). I have a short story about a turntable
> that fits in well with the Old Tools philosophy: a few years ago, my wife
> and I were out for a daily constitutional along the river at the bottom of
> our road, when I spied part of a turntable lying at the kerb. Once every
> few months, each shire/council has a junk collection day and residents toss
> out what they wish to be collected by the garbos (garbage collectors for
> non-Australians). One of the swankier homes in our area decided to toss out
> a part of a turntable. I recognised it as a Rega 3. A little further down
> the road were some more parts.  As I progressed, I collected all and could
> not believe my luck. Taking them home I discovered that only the lacky band
> (elastic band for non-Australians) needed replacement. These are Good
> turntables. Lucky me.
>
> With regard to your build … first, my congrats on what you have done.
>
> Two points to look into next time. The first is when shooting, you may
> wish to chamfer the rear of the board beforehand. This will prevent the
> spelching you showed.
>
> http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/Setting%20Up%
> 20and%20Using%20a%20Shooting%20Board4_html_6da4ff98.jpg
>
> Secondly, the tearout when rebating was due to the edge of your blade not
> being aligned with the nicker. And blades must be sharp when planing across
> grain.
>
> Perfect alignment creates a clean edge first time …
>
> http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/Raisingapanel_html_m6cc3658f.jpg
>
> Alternately, plane just short of the line and finish with a shoulder plane.
>
> Regards from Perth
>
> Derek
>
>
>


-- 
Michael Suwczinsky