funkle Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Rockler sells these I wonder how they would work for contouring a body? -Sven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 those look like sureforms to me...better than the one i have though.mine is ok...they work just like a file but with more rapid wood removal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoG Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 I have one of the Microplanes. They are like Surforms, but the name (microplane) really is descriptive. The cutting faces and openings for them are quite small and the set of the cutters is small also. So they shave more than grate, like a Surform. The one I have is flat and wide, so I use it between rasps and sandind to adjust a neck profile slightly, but not take off too much. It is not a tool I would say is indispensible, it mainly seems to offer a level of finese beyound Surforms. The rotary (drum) one might make cleaner cuts on sides, but you're still gonna have to sand. I haven't had it long enough to know how long the edge will last, but it seems to be good steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 i really like the concept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angry_jeremy Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Looks like a cheese grater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted November 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Looks like a cheese grater Yeah! I have a lemon zester that looks just like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Looks like a cheese grater Yeah! I have a lemon zester that looks just like it I'm not surprised - Microplane make kitchen tools as well as wood working equipment. By all acounts the microplanes are pretty good, leave a much better finish than surforms, remove material very quickly, and are less dusty than just sanding. That is on wood - I've not been tempted to surform my cheese recently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angry_jeremy Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 I've not been tempted to surform my cheese recently... why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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