"mac davis" wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:42:48 GMT, "George" wrote:


Why not shear with benefit of bevel? Makes it almost impossible to dig
in,
gives a surface that's about 150 by default from a 100 stone, 220 or
better
if you hone and fuss. It's done, among other ways, like this.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ged-in-Use.jpg

Leaving evidence like this.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...e-Shavings.jpg

Yes, that is soft, punky wood on the far side and near the bottom, but
with
a good toolrest to help and a bevel to reference where you're going to
where
you've been, who worries?

George.. in the 1st picture (forged in use) you're cutting from the
outside down
towards the button, right?


Ayup. Down hill, down grain in the case of this piece. If I'm undercutting
a rim, I will have to pull a fingernail grind gouge from the bottom of the
undercut toward the rim in order to stay down grain.

If you look at the shaving, you can see that I have just begun broadening
the cut. The twist was tight when I entered at a high angle to the grain,
and is now widening as the gouge is rotated to a shear. The heel of the
bevel never contacts, just a section parallel to the edge. The support you
get keeps you from digging in and helps you get a consistent thickness
shaving.