Cutter skates over
wood without cutting





Chatter marks in wood



Grain is tearing out





shavings jam in plane




Iron sharpened Wrong
Iron is loose or dull
Iron is too high
Iron profile no longer
matches the sole


Iron not seated well to the mouth



Bad stock grain choice
Try reversing cut dirrection
Iron is dull
Cut is too aggresive


Bad stock grain choice
Cut is too aggresive
Gaps between the wedge
and Iron, or mouth



Problem
Probable cause