Michael Campbell wrote:
> I picked up a cheap woodie coffin-type plane a bit ago and am
> considering making it into a scrub.
> 
> How does one grind the camber into the iron?  It's, naturally, ground
> straight right now.  I'm not above using electrons for this, but is it
> sufficient for a scrub to mark the curve I want, then freehand it on
> the grinder, then sharpen?  Seems it would be, but wanted to get some
> more learned opinions.

I did this to a large mouthed horned coffin smoother with a tapered
blade the beginning of the year with a tailed grinder.  Mark a curve
(think I followed a tuna fish can) on the back side. present it to the
wheel straight on, back side up, till you get the curve, then present at
an angle twisting left and right until the bevel is reasonable.

If you scrub a lot you will then wish it had a tote...  ;-)

-- 
Esther Heller
bench built Windsor chairs
www.estherheller.com