Re: sanning veneer

"Maxwell Lol" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Smaug Ichorfang <sm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "John Grossbohlin" <grossboj.nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Depending on how thick the stock is a simple stop or double sided tape
>>> can be used to hold the work.
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>> How do you hold a 1/16 thick piece of wood to plane it?
>
> As John said, "Depending on how thick the stock is a simple stop or
> double sided tape can be used to hold the work."
>
> I haven't tried this, but if you had some rubber non-slip material you
> can use underneath it - similar to the cloths you can put on a
> dashboard so your cellphone won't slip.
>
> My MIY had some rubber disks used as jar openers, and she placed it
> underneath a cutting board so it doesn't slip.
>
> Another idea - I made a simple jig to hold the Shapton GlassStones. It
> might be adaptable to planing thin stock. It had two stops, but was
> wider than the material. I then took another piece of wood and cut it
> at a diagonal, making two triangle-shaped wedges. I then tapped the
> triangles together on the sides to wedge the item to the stops.

As another writer suggested, you can also hold it down with your 
fingers/thumb and plane/scrape one end at a time. For a while I thought I 
was the only one to use "finger" clamps for planing and scraping until I 
watched Garrett Hack do it at my club's shop. It's easier than you'd
think!

John