Morning all

weather report first for a change - grey clouded weather front heading out to
sea about 5 miles south of here in the pre dawn. SWMBO is headed in that
direction in another hour.  I’m headed to the workshop for a sharpening morning…


To the rebaye planes.
I read the Sellars article.  Some sensible pointers on the set up, and I’d
recommend it for that.  It seems that he was brought up with the 78, and I’m
tempted to say ‘of course he has the feel for using it.  We can all use the most
fragile of tools if we have the feel, and respect their frailties.  I’ll stick
to my first statement though, in that the two arm models are superior, in an
engineering sense, to the single arm models.  With the two side by side, try
flexing the fence a little.  the 778 stays rock solid, the 78 sways a little.
If you apply pressure to the fence at the arm, then this will be fine.  If you
have no master to teach you how to hold and use it, then you will be better
served with the 778. or the W78.  I agree with Sellars that the addition of the
knob isn’t needed, but again, if you have no master to tech the apprentice?
(discussing rebate planes, Jeff)

Incidentally, Record also made, for a while, a single arm version of the 043,
the 041, along the same lines as a 78 with a fence secured by a single arm.  It
has the same trouble, though as we are the same size, and the arm is smaller
than the 78’s arms, the flex is more noticeable.  The 043 has it.  A swift
groove for a ply drawer or box bottom - the 043.  Same as the 041, but more
forgiving of a galoot in a hurry and applying pressure and a coarse cut.

Richard Wilson
a Galoot up in t’ North, at the edge of the debateable border lands.