How to choose a knife ?

Which blade for which use ?
There are two types of knives for RALI handplanes. Chrome steel knives for standard use and tungsten carbide knives for hard timber or abrasive materials.

Chrome steel blades:

For use with soft to medium timber, fir type.

Available in 3 versions:

• 48 mm: for handplanes 105, 220 et 260, with rounded angles
  
• 30 mm: for rebate G30, B03, G03, Pocket Pocket with sharp angles
  
• 30 mm: for RALI matic handplane, with rounded angles
  

                     30 mm                                              30 mm                                                    30 mm                                                                                                                                                                                

Tungsten carbide blade (hard metal):

For use with medium hard timber, glued panels, MDF, OSB, BLC, aluminium.

Available in 2 versions:

• 48 mm: for handplanes 105,220 and 260, with rounded angles
  
• 30 mm: for handplanes G30, B03, G03, Pocket with cutting angles
  

                               48 mm                                                          30 mm

The blades for surfacing planes are slightly curved, so as not to leave marks when planing a surface.
The blades for rebate planes are perfectly flat.