Hi
Chris, this Video is impressive. Probably there is less of pressure
involved that i imagined. I want definitely buy one and try it out.
I asked Werner what Kanna he recommend.
Here are his answers.
Don't underestimate the handling with Japanese planes. To get perfect results will take you some years. To buy it and than use it like an iron one will be frustrating. I also would not recommend to buy a expensive one for the beginning, because the first Japanese plane in most cases is a plan for experiments - and errors. I don't know your skills and what you want to plane with the Kanna. But a blade round about 50 mm should fit for most tasks.
Here are some cheap Planes - the real good Kannas start at 700€ ( 775$).
The high-end ones are so expensive, because they are handmade from Japanese Master
Blacksmiths itself, and not from her employees.
That is important, the Master Blacksmiths have extremely rarely variations in there Work,
the other Blacksmiths produce more often failures.
Although there are no reasons against Industrial made Planes, these are made in a
automatically process whereby the Temperatures controlled technically, the Master Blacksmiths made this by experience.
Additionally have the high-end Kannas very rare or limited Steels.
Here are some cheap Planes:
http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/product ... tm?lang=en
This Plane is probably a Industrial made Plane. The only disadvantage: White Paper Steel
is more suited to plane softer Wood. The Steel is easier to sharpen than Blue Paper Steel.
The Iron is very small, the advantage of a narrow Blade is, its easier to sharpen.
http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/product ... tm?lang=en
Same Plane as above, but with a wider Iron.
http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/product ... tm?lang=en
This Plane made by master workshop Tsunesaburo.
http://www.fine-tools.com/jhobm.htm
Here the first one, the others are currently not available.
You can also look at ebay.com, there are cheap ones from Japan.
But you must pay normally tariffs and sales tax, also add a quarter to the purchase price and the exchange rate is adverse.
Ive decided to buy a cheap used one, ore the last one to start, to learn the basic Skills,
is the best way for me.
I send the dealer with the Hitachi Bandsaw a email.
He could´t tell me the year of manufacture, besides i can’t find many informations
in the web about this Saw. It seems this Saw is not really common.
What is wen i need replacement parts.
I think its probably better to wait awhile and look further.
Michael