Category: Hand Plane Restoration Help

The question of how flat a sole of a hand plane need to be comes up all the time. Here is my opinion on the […]

Seasonal expansion & contraction of the wood. The metal screw is tightened in the wintertime when the wood is dry, and then in the summertime, the wood expands as it picks up moisture from the humid air. The head of the tote screw digs into the wood unless the tension on the screw is backed off. At the approach of the cool, dry season, the wood shrinks again and the screw becomes loose.

 Making A Bench Plane Tote First i download the  templates …. Here are some Hand Plane templates. Sargent 407 tote template     Totes-Sargent #407 […]