Posts Tagged ‘Plane iron’
Plane questions answered-Bent plane irons.
The questions I will be answering in the upcoming blog series were posed as a result of my inviting them two months ago. You sent in over 300 the last time I looked and every one of them was good. Most of the questions are indeed answered in my new book Essential Woodworking Hand Tools out…
Read MoreUps and Downs With Plane Irons – A Working Video Perspective
There have been many questions surrounding bevel ups and bevel downs for a decade and more. My experience tells me many things different than I read elsewhere and it’s on my experience I rely the most. My recent blog post on this subject has revealed some controversial issues surrounding the modern-day woodworker looking for answers in pursuit of…
Read MoreMaking Plane Irons Video – Hardening, Annealing, Sharpening and Setting
Our latest video on making your own plane irons is up on woodworking masterclasses. I was so glad to see this video up and running at last. Having finished the plane making series two weeks ago we were waiting for even slightly better weather to make a video on hardening and annealing home made plane…
Read MorePlane evaluation – Lightweight thin-ironed planes really work…
…and they work exceptionally well. The title says it. Buy #4s and 4 1/2s, 5s and 5 1/2s of the old style Stanleys and Records with impunity. Don’t retrofit with 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…
Read Moreon I Need Another ShedMy father advised me never to give advice to anyone over 16 years of age. You only get acerbic replies if you do even if the advice is well meant! The above exchanges prove he was…
on Life’s a Poem…Hi Paul and Gang, Merry Christmas to you all for 2019. I'm reading James Krenovs' "cabinetmakers notebook" and he is saying exactly what you'r saying about the inclusiveness of all…
on Life’s a Poem…Well said. Couldnt agree more with the time spent working the wood with handtools, listening and feeling the grains.
on Life’s a Poem…Hi Paul, It's my first visit to your website. I've been voraciously consuming your videos and they have inspired a renascence to wood working days of old - - word working too with…
on I Need Another ShedBut that would be you not me. And of course I find days off and resting the way you suggest very, very tiring too. Oh, and I have never neglected time with my family nor oversteppe…
on I Need Another ShedTake a break between Christmas and New Year Paul. You'll benefit from the rest, your family will see more of you, and more importantly, your new neighbours will appreciate the peac…