Got the re-hab about done on the Keen Kutter #7.     Took some Tulip Poplar out to the Back Porch Bench for a Test Bed.     Just clamped to the porch railing.   First a few swipes on the face grain.    Bear in mind, iron is just sandpaper sharpened, hasn't been honed , stoned, and scray sharped yet.   Ok, Face grainLots of curlies! I still had it might deep on the cut.     Next, a trip down the edge grain, It's called Moxxon TP.    This was from cutting a bevel on the edge of the board.    As for the full edge grain?Board was a 3/4" thick board, curlies are also that wide.  As for another plane..A trip down the edge of the board.   You can see a bevel just in front of the plane.   Yep, that is a PRESSED STEEL FROG.     This is a Worth #5.   A better view?Them black marks are NOT knots, them be NAILS! This is the Antique store jack that had roofing nails stuck under the frog.    Rusty as all get out.   Look much better now?

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Nice Shavings!!

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Lew Kauffman-
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Nice Kutter Steve! Looking good man, I didn't get the part about the rusty nails, care to explain?

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John Morris
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 Look in the side of that slab of Tulip poplar, see those small, black "knots"?     THOSE are nails in there. 

As for those roofing nails, when I bought that Worth #5, and toke it apart, there were three roofing nails stuck under the frog.    Of course, there was also a bug's nest ( BIG BUG!) and a few other nasty things.   Typical Barn find....

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Thanks for clarifying buddy, the roofing nails comment kind of threw me! Great job man.

steven newman said:

 Look in the side of that slab of Tulip poplar, see those small, black "knots"?     THOSE are nails in there. 

As for those roofing nails, when I bought that Worth #5, and toke it apart, there were three roofing nails stuck under the frog.    Of course, there was also a bug's nest ( BIG BUG!) and a few other nasty things.   Typical Barn find....

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John Morris
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The KK is looking good Steve I think it is the best you have done so far I think you should send me the iron of the KK and let me do my routine on it so you can see what I DO TO GET THE THIN SHAVINGS THAT ARE FULL WIDTH. I would be very happy to do this for you it will help you rise  the bar a bit and you will then get to see what really sharp is I am not saying this to offend you I really want to help you.

Lance

What I really need to do is set up my own sharpening center, and spend about a weekend ( at the least!) and give all my irons the "once-over" .      Thin, see through shavings might look nice, but when I am "hogging down a rough, old piece of Beech, thin just means that many more strokes.   Most of my larger planes are setup a bit coarse, shavings wise.    I save the fine stuff for last, right before the finish. 

That old Tulip Poplar board is a bit rough, here and there,  it would be hard for even the best sharpened iron to make a full-width, see-through shaving on it.  

Question: IF you can raise full-width, see-through shavings on a piece of wood, does that mean you are done? Or, maybe have gone one step too far/    You see, when I finish those shaker style taper legs, the last full length stroke the length of the taper, means that side is done.   Never have TRIED for a glass smooth surface, as it seems "Burnished" to me.   Different styles, i guess...

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it will be like a mirror when it is right steve send me one iron you wont regret it