A Short Story
…But of course, we will never know. Most things of an important nature, like a plough plane left unused on a workbench, have you noticed, lack a certain look of…
…But of course, we will never know. Most things of an important nature, like a plough plane left unused on a workbench, have you noticed, lack a certain look of…
…are remarkable machine processes that hand toolists might feel they need to parallel in their woodworking at the workbench; they can get the impression that the outcome of hand tools…
…the depth wheel? It can’t. Another thing. Record planes were never known for their fine machining. They were simply good working class planes and that’s that. There was plenty of…
…soon! Extra, extra! Let’s do it together. Even if you own a fancy plane you may want to do to yours what we do to the plane-janes of abandoned planes….
…was useless and expired. The plane is the simplest of all. Simplicity often has deep meaning. It can mean pure, honest, truth and trustworthy. The plane looked as though I…
…plane. Rebate and groove in one plane. I can see how this plane would be used to plough drawer grooves in drawer sides and then to rebate drawer bottom if…
…can really beat on those!” Or, “You can really beat with that, and then some!” Of course, you know my view on heavy bench planes. There’s a string of them…
…chocked against a definitive stop. At the same time the shooting board provides the platform along which the plane travels so that wood and plane unite with an exact seldom…
…work. A dull plane that stops cutting because of neglect is testimony against the craftsman. Sharpening never waits for a lazy craftsman and to sharpen a plane, a chisel and…
…using the tenon saw. Plane off the saw kerfs and level the faces with the smoothing plane. The head needs its…