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A hand plane 450 years in the making
April 2, 2024

My latest creation. Small block plane - steel with a floral etching. It was inspired by the planes made by Leonhard Danner originally built in the 1560s. 4-3/8" long x…
Final Tapering of Table Legs, Part 2
February 25, 2024

Picking up on where I left off earlier... rift ash legs came off the tapering jig with little issue (although I saw some tiny sparks off of one leg as…
Jointing without a proper jointer plane
February 22, 2024

HelloI would like to take the edges of a board straight and square. Although I am able to make board square using my short Stanley No. 4 plane, I am…
Burnishing as a finishing technique
February 14, 2024

Having just taken up spoon carving, I'm getting to the point where I'd like to make some posher varieties with a smooth and fine finish rather than with the knife…
Not able to have square edge on plane iron
February 12, 2024

HelloAfter playing with my small grinder I bought (see below) I was finally able to grind my plane irons to 25 degrees (primary bevel) so I can move on sharpening…
Long shooting board with miter add-on
February 7, 2024

HelloI would like to make a long shooting board. My old short one works fine but since the fence is not possible to adjust (screwed and glued), it is just…
Mortise chisel designs
January 19, 2024

These days there seem to be two kinds of mortise chisel - the relatively inexpensive that are quite traditional and the very expensive that tend to have not just high…
Plane iron does not cut wide shavings
January 15, 2024

HelloI usually prepare my stock with Stanley 5 and Stanley 4 1/2. After that smoothing plane Stanley 4 is used.The problem that I can is that I am not able…
Cleaning hand planes
January 13, 2024

HelloI bought some used tools which have been in someone's basement for decades. Every piece of the plane is covered with some weird mixture of oil and dust, so I…
Rebate plane and plough plane not producing square cuts
January 10, 2024

HelloSo I got Stanley 78 as well as Stanley 13-030 plane and got very enthusiastic since I though I would be able to produce nice rebates and grooves.Rebate plane:The iron…

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