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A handmade home for woodworkers and admirers of woodworkers. Our community icon is submitted by @inquanto@lemmy.world, winner of the Christmas 2025 gift contest with a lovely series of hardwood cutting boards.

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[–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Beautiful

Bought a hand plane, sharpened it, it's... Fine, but bites way too deep.

[–] thenewred@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Meaning it rips material out? Or the depth of cut is just too deep?

[–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

just too deep, needs a bit more tuneing.

[–] thenewred@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Adjusting the depth of cut is kind of a constant thing. I adjust multiple times per board depending on how much I want to take off. It takes some practice to figure out how to deal with slop. If there's no depth wheel, it's even more tricky with tapping