By using a higher blade pitch, we have a clearance angle advantage over low angle bevel up planes. This larger clearance angle means you can plane longer before having to re-sharped your blade.

Beautifully figured but dense with interlinked grain, Australian timbers respond best to planes with high cutting angles. In the HNT Gordon range we find that the cutting angle chosen is a 60° half pitch (compared to the 45° standard pitch of a Stanley plane).

Sole: Full brass sole either flat or with a 75mm radius. The spokeshaves come with different primary bevel angles. The Flat uses a 30 degree angle, while the Round uses a 25 degree angle. A 30 degree bevel will not fit the Round. Internal construction, featuring brass abutments.

Jun 13, 2003 · The steeper bedding angle increases the amount of push effort required - I just compensate with thiner shavings; The steeper bedding angle works better for hardwoods. The standard 45 degree angle is probably better for most softwoods. The steeper bedding angle is tougher on the cutting edge.

HNT Gordon use high quality materials with a simple/functional design that offers customers affordable quality tools that will last generations.

HNT Gordon Planes are designed with a higher blade angle for use on cranky/interlocking grain timber which would normally tear when a standard metal plane is used. These planes give you the option to plane or scrape the wood as required to give a smooth finish.

Jul 20, 2017 · The planes irons are set at a pitch angle of 60° which makes them perfectly suited to fine finish work on hardwoods. Above: The planes cut beautifully straight out of the box. When compared with traditional moulding planes there are some minor differences in the HNT product.

The Greek letter θ (theta) is used as a variable in mathematics to represent an angle. The symbol appears in the three main trigonometric functions: cosine, sine, and tangent as an input argument.

Dec 10, 2017 · This is the best explanation of the importance of clearance angles I have ever had the fortune to hear. I changed my complete view of Planing as a result of this episode. Hope it can settle some...

Jan 8, 2025 · Sharpstar Optics' classic reflector HNT series is available in a new version, which features all-aluminum tubes and a redesign in mechanics. The price is also much more economical than before. 13028HNT-AL. The 13028HNT-AL is a hyperbolic Newtonian reflector with a 130mm aperture and a fast F2.8 focal ratio. The optical tube is made of aluminum.