: -----Original Message-----
: From: Brent Beach [mailto:brent_beach@t...]
: Sent: 30 August 2003 00:18
: To: oldtools
: Subject: [oldtools] Re: Help with dimensioning stock

: I inset a dado into my bench top, about 1/4" deep and 1" wide, and
: screwed an 8" long 3/4" wide stop into the slot. The 1/4" width
: difference leaves a little room in the front of the stop for sawdust
: and shavings to collect for easy removal. The stop is about
: 1/4" above
: the bench top.

Hitching onto Brent's post (apologies for the pun), the following is
from 'Planining Notes' - 'Fundamentals' on my web site, where alongside
you will see a drawing of a temporary equivalent to Brent's device.

A particular frustration when planing wide work is the need to
constantly shift the job so that your plane always aims at the bench
stop. If you don't, the work will slew around and probably clatter onto
the floor, inevitably landing on a corner.
The back edge of the blade of the planing stop must, of course, rest
against the bench stop. Make the stock with a slightly tilted upper
surface. When fitting in the vice, you will need to press the 'stock'
downwards to form a bit of springiness that will hold it flat against
the bench top.

Jeff

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Jeff Gorman, West Yorkshire, UK
Email: amgron@c...
http://www.amgron.clara.net