Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Trevor Gore wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:55 pm

The usual problem when trying to shoot panel edges and having trouble is that the plane sole is not flat enough.

Great ideas Trevor....appreciate it.

rocket wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 30, 2019 7:24 pm

Just keep in mind that you don’t want to glue up a sanded edge,,, needs to be clean, planed, scraped or cleaned of any dust

Rod.

Good tips...thanks

I would just add that you are not alone! Edge jointing of boards is a skill that many people struggle with. Most of us have gone through that litany of sanding, routing etc at the start. However the reasonably long plane (I use a number 5) and a shooting board is by far the best setup to use. Trevo...

yakka wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 30, 2019 7:13 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRB8EypxVPU
this works very well and if you have a hollow in middle the sandpaper on a level works really well to flatten out the edge till flat
regards
chris

Chris, I thought I had tried that but will have another go. Thanks for reply.

kiwigeo wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 30, 2019 4:59 pm

I use a jointing plane and a shooting board. If I'm having trouble getting a good joint I'll cheat by flossing the edges with sandpaper covered builders level.

Will try. Thanks for your comments.

Rod,

Good points. I have over 50 years DIY but this is my first instrument. Will keep trying!

I am building a flat back/front mandolin and am having great difficulty getting the back and soundboard edges perfect. Can anybody help please? The books say use a shooting board and sand to finish. Spent many hours doing this and running out of wood. Using 20mm thick board which I plan to run throu...