How to Store Hand Planes to Protect Their Soles from Rust
A hand plane can develop rust even in a tidy workshop. Its sole is especially...
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How to Clear Shavings from a Hand Plane Mouth Safely
A shaving jammed in a hand plane’s mouth can leave a torn ridge in the...
How to Use a Jack Plane to Flatten a Twisted Board
A jack plane can flatten a twisted board, but it cannot make the job easy...
How to Choose a Hand Plane Sole Length for Carpentry Work
What sole length does A hand plane’s sole bridges hollows and high spots in the...
How to Use a Block Plane to Ease Sharp Timber Edges
A block plane is useful for removing the small, sharp arris left where two faces...
How to Prevent Tear-Out When Planing Against the Grain
Tear-out happens when a plane’s edge lifts wood fibres ahead of the cut instead of...
How to Plane End Grain Without Chipping the Corner
Chipping at the far corner is the common failure when planing end grain. The plane’s...
How to Remove Plane Iron Camber for Smoother Finishing Cuts
What plane iron camber does Camber is the slight curve across a plane iron’s cutting...
How to Sharpen a Hand Plane Iron and Set the Cutting Edge
What a sharp hand plane iron should do A sharp iron takes a continuous shaving...
How to Adjust a Bailey-Style Hand Plane for Accurate Shavings
A Bailey-style bench plane is a bevel-down plane with an adjustable frog, cap iron and...