Koyama Kushigata Kanna Japanese Rebate Plane 21mm Reviews

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A straightforward single iron rebate plane with a conical eye to throw the shaving out sideways. Rebate planes are the workhorses of joinery and mouldings, intended to take a fairly heavy cut and remove bulk waste quickly, the cut is then finished with more finely set and tuned planes like the kiwa kanna or sotomaru.
For speed and accuracy the blind side of the plane can be run against a batten clamped to the work. Wider planes remove more material, narrower ones can get deeper into a hollow profile.
Body length: 180mm
Body width: 21mm
Blade width: 21mm
Edge width: 21mm
This is an excellent series of videos by Sumokun that explains the process of setting up a Kanna in English (watch the first video, then the third, then the second).

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“I have more than one unfenced rabbet plane, but this one has rapidly become my go to. I was concerned that it was smaller than I'm used to - not much bigger than an old, Record shoulder plane, but I actually find this makes it highly controllable and intuitive in use. Dependable, it holds its setting for coarse, or fine cuts; it never chokes up and is extremely easy to adjust. Only when planing against difficult grain have I gone to my shoulder plane for a final pass or two. Most of the time the finish is already good enough. I found there was no need to tune it up or hone it first.”

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