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I wonder if the pulling motion helps with less tearing too. From my limited understanding of drafting and painting, humans are able to exhibit much better contr
by yojo 1y ago
I wonder if the pulling motion helps with less tearing too. From my limited understanding of drafting and painting, humans are able to exhibit much better control when pulling a pencil/brush toward them than when pushing away.
I’ve only ever used a western-style push planet, but intuitively I think I’d have more control with one designed for pulling.
- Daneel_ 1y agoI've seen some contestants(?) plane at a slight angle too. I feel like this would also assist with achieving a cleaner result. I know I do this with my own push-style planer.
- aredox 1y agoI don't think you can reduce tearing with fine muscular control. The physics of cutting are weird; cutting at an angle is different, the chipbreaker plays a huge role, vibration ("chatter") has to be kept under control, and the best way to avoid tearing is usually scraping - where the cutting edge has a completely different geometry from a plane iron. The trend in western planes has been to use speed, the weight and rigidity of iron to cut through wood before it has time to flex, whereas you see those Japanese planes cutting slowly - but again, traditional Japanese wood is softer and less knotty or wavy than the oak or walnut or exotics that are a staple of traditional western woodworking. Look at the Australian woodworking scene for ex., their native wood species are challenging.