Michael R. Shortreed wrote:
> 
> I have a fairly limited, but useful tool collection.  Only one tool worth
> mentioning would be the jack plane I inherited from my grandpa.  A sargent
> 414.
> ..................  I think I have the wrong angle on the iron.  I SS'd
> it to 25 degrees and then put on a 2 degree microbevel with my veritas
> honing jig.  When I set for shallow cut (1/64) I get nothing but a little
> dust.  I have to drop it down to (3/32) to get any kind of shaving but
> that is way to thick.
> ........................  So I'm gonna re-sharpen at 30 degrees and spend
> more time on the microbevel.  Last time I took 10 swipes on a 2000 grit.
> I have the impression that all I really accomplished was giving the iron a
> negative clearance angle.

Michael,

I'm confused.  If your jack plane is bedded at 45 degrees and your
primary bevel is 25 degrees you still have 20 degrees of (theoretical)
clearance angle.  A two degree microbevel won't give you a negative
clearance angle in this case, but if it would then adding the same
secondary bevel to a 30 degree (15 degree clearance) iron will
exacerbate the problem.

Or am I missing something?

-Ken

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