Another Myth Buster
…your plane in a recent post because my experience is vastly different than many of the gurus who sell planes, devise plane parts and of course, they want to present…
…your plane in a recent post because my experience is vastly different than many of the gurus who sell planes, devise plane parts and of course, they want to present…
…wider than the width of the plane as in shoulder planes, bullnose planes and fillister planes. Often, mistakenly, woodworkers think that they improved on poor engineering and make the blade…
…a sharp plane. Shaping the Upstand Shaping the upstand allows additional room for the fingers and thumbs and also makes the plane more comfortable to apply pressure to. I find…
Paul, I recently bought a Stanley plane SB-4. I have not heard of this plane until I saw one at home depot.. The price was right {$ 26.50}. I am…
The Veritas Plough Plane for today’s woodworker Here is another revue on a Veritas product I like. The Veritas plough (plow) plane has become my favourite plane for developing grooves…
…flattened and, depending on how much and on what the plane is used, will likely need several flattening sessions throughout its lifetime. Plane soles wear. If you plane narrow wood,…
…glass or half an hour to sharpen and set a plane. It didn’t happen. All the woodworkers I worked under took a dull plane to surgical sharpness in under a…
…thick irons or special cap irons; fettle, flatten and sharpen well and your cheaper plane will work just fine. Forget micro bevels and go for convex cambers and your planes…
…see how impossible it is). It’s much easier to cant the plane over to achieve a beveled edge. In my experience it is much easier to position the plane off…
…mind and your opinion on things. The only reason I generally do not favour bevel-up planes over bevel-down versions like the Stanley and Record bench plane versions is that there…