Work with Jon Billing to Plane Difficult Woods

Jon will focus on sharing his approach to everyday planning where one may encounter difficult wood with reversing grain, figure, or knots, with the goal being to achieve a smooth tearout-free surface. Kanna are complex tools and getting clean finishes with them can be a challenge, especially when dealing with difficult grain, but with a few adjustments of the kanna, most woods can be planed smooth and tearout-free relatively easily. We will discuss the tool adjustment and setup areas that to focus on most when facing planing issues, and also talk about the importance of the overall shop space such as the planing beam, good light, etc.

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Included in Saturday Registration for the Maine Japanese Woodworking Festival

This presentation is part of the Maine Japanese Woodworking Festival. Click below to learn more and register for the festival: