Following is some advice on how to make almost any plane work well. I’ll try to separate out my experience in the differences between these and vintage plane.
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References For Hand Planes
NOTE: I edit this and add sites from time to time. Also note I am not associated with most of these in any way. Also, […]
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How to set up a Hand Plane How to tune your plane is here —> Writing a blog about How to set up a Hand […]
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Bench Plane Restoration Guide. Part 2
This is part two of two of a series on how to restore a Bench Plane Part 1 of the Bench Plane Restoration Guide By: […]
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Bench Plane Restoration Guide. Part 1
This “Bench Plane Restoration Guide” is part one of several parts of a series on how to restore a vintage Bench Plane and other vintage hand tools.
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Quickly Identify Your Bailey Style Hand Plane
A Short guide to identifying the most common Vintage Hand Planes found. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it should guide you in a general direction to find out who made your vintage hand plane.
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Oh my, a Millers Falls 17B?
Recently I found on a certain online auction website something I wasn’t aware existed. Of course, I made an offer and absconded with it before […]
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Making the dw infills: Lets do some tapping and peening.
So another way to attach the sides is tapping and peening. I thought I’d give it a try on a small smoother. I decided on […]
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Let’s trick out a type 21 #4
Ok, I know type 21 isn’t really a type, its actually the type after the last type, but then we know most types are a […]
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Making of a Krenov Style Smoother
This plane will be a normal size smoother. If you like this article, you should look at this book! —> Since I agree with it […]
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