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SkyHigh

Post subject: Round or Flat?

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:22 am

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I have been reading several threads about carving braces and could not help but noticing how so many people have these Ibex finger planes. These little planes look cute and fun to use, and so reading little more about these planes, I found that they come in round or flat bottom.

Which do you have and use?

Thanks, David

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peterm

Post subject: Re: Round or Flat?

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:11 am

Brazilian Rosewood

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I use flat the bottom ones....
Can't see the need for a round one.

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Mattia Valente

Post subject: Re: Round or Flat?

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:16 am

Brazilian Rosewood

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Use a curved bottom one, but mostly because I'd already bought it to carve tops and backs with (electric carved tops)

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Hesh

Post subject: Re: Round or Flat?

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:55 am

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Flat bottomed ones here.

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Dave Anderson

Post subject: Re: Round or Flat?

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:30 am

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I like the flat ones too!

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JJ Donohue

Post subject: Re: Round or Flat?

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:13 am

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Both...Flat for braces, curved for carved top electrics.

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SniderMike

Post subject: Re: Round or Flat?

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:21 am

Koa

Joined: Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:08 pm
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Location: Denver, Colorado

Mattia Valente wrote:

Use a curved bottom one, but mostly because I'd already bought it to carve tops and backs with (electric carved tops)

Same here. Curved sole works well for scallops too.

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Howard Klepper

Post subject: Re: Round or Flat?

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:03 pm

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Curved.

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stan thomison

Post subject: Re: Round or Flat?

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:47 am

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Yep, curved.

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