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Wooden Bench Plane Basics

…planes and how to use them. It identifies the main types – smooth planes, jack planes, fore planes and jointers – and in what situations they’re best suited to. It also includes some information on plane blades and how they work. Planes and Plane-like Tools The plan and the section, Fig. 84, show a smooth plane. The stock a, when of wood, is usually beech. In it is an opening, or “throat”, b, which receives the iron c>; this is held in place by t…

A Brief History Of The Woodworking Plane

…ment and the firm later became known as Stanley Tools. A modern Stanley No. 5 Jack Plane. Bailey’s chief claim to distinction was that he saw clearly the desirability of a thin steel cutter of uniform thickness which could be kept in condition longer by honing only and whose original bevel could therefore be more easily maintained. He was the first man to invent a plane in which such a cutter could be used to advantage with adequate and fine adjus…

An Introduction To Understanding Rebate Planes

…ery widely used but seldom seen today, is the badger, which is very like a jack-plane with a rebate at one edge exposing the cutter (C, Fig. 2). It used to be used considerably by cabinet makers when making fielded panels-also by carriage builders. It often had a slip which could be screwed on to convert it into a jack-plane, and also an adjustable fence so that it became a fillister plane with the additional advantage of having a back iron. Both…

The Watkinson Patent Plane

…d be a valid proposition as the most successful maker of metal woodworking planes, Stanley, often applied this way of thinking to many of the planes in its range, most notably the No. 45 and No. 55 combination planes. Design It should be said that there are only four examples of the Watkinson Patent plane that are currently known – three black, earlier patent types, and one green plane which is a later type. Style-wise, the plane is similar in bod…

Making A Dovetail Plane (Part II)

…nfill plane maker, C.R. Miller, takes a departure from building dovetailed planes to a plane made solely for the creation of sliding dovetails. Fig. 10 – The basic body of the plane glued up. Note the angle of the bed and the tight mouth. Where we last left off in Part I of this tutorial, the basic body blank had been cut and glued and the sole was ready for shaping. In this installment we’ll go through the process of shaping the sole, cutting the…

Making A Dovetail Plane (Part I)

…nfill plane maker, C.R. Miller, takes a departure from building dovetailed planes to a plane made solely for the creation of sliding dovetails. While there is beginning to be quite a substantial influx of information appearing on the web, and other places, in relation to the making of dovetailed infill planes, for some reason there appears to be very little in the way of plans, diagrams or tutorials for making a simple “dado-esque” plane for cutti…

Hand Planes – Where To Begin?

…into two main groups – bench planes and specialty planes. Clark & Williams jack plane. Bench planes, whether they’re made of metal, wood or plastic (in the case of the Rali brand planes) have flat soles and wide blades and are used for surfacing the faces of boards, squaring, jointing and leveling. These particular hand planes have names such as “smoother”, “jack”, “fore”, “panel” and “jointer”, which describe the type of work they’re used for. Th…

Interview With Plane Maker John Economaki

…an Lee Valley offerings and two to three times more expensive than Tom’s planes. All of these planes make excellent shavings, so there is an example of market striation independent of function. The revenue from our planes totals millions of dollars and is growing partly because we have planes that nobody else makes — the VP-60 Adjustable Pitch plane and the HP-6 with the interchangeable soles are two examples. The marketplace grows when there ar…

…ints – Mouth –… Continue Reading… Planemaking – Casting An Iron Rebate Plane Planemaking – Casting An Adjustable Block Plane – Fig. 1. — Casting for Block Plane, in Section. Fig. 2. — Section through A A.NOTE: Click on image to enlarge. A Block Plane And Plane With Lever Adjustment. By A Foreman Pattern Maker. A word in season – Shell of Block Plane – Patterns… Continue Reading… Planemaking – Casting An Adjustable Block Plane Planemaking –…

Interview With Infill Plane Maker Bill Carter

…es yourself, in general work? Bill Carter – Yes, I do. I always use my own planes in planemaking. I also use a Norris and a Stanley, but when I’m doing a bed or something intricate like the front infill on a small mitre plane I use my own planes because they’re suited for the job. H.C. – Do you use floats or anything else for the beds? Bill Carter – I’ve got floats but I never use them. I mainly use a modified chisel. H.C. – Can you give me a quic…

Woodworking Planes And Their Use

…craft may also find this one of some benefit. What To Know About Tools Part 5. Planes And Their Use The plane is one of the most important tools in the kit, and needs considerable practice before it can be used with complete confidence and success. The writer gives many useful hints below. By Craftsman The invariable advice given to the beginner in woodwork in connection with planes is that he should first go and buy a jack plane. Well, on the ass…

Stanley #72 Chamfer Plane

…do have the unfortunate effect of adding more dollars onto the cost of the plane. Stanley #72 Chamfer Plane Features: Adjustable frontpiece, 50 degree “York” Pitch Manufactured: 1885 through to 1938 Dimensions: 9 inches Long x 2 inches Wide x 5 1/4 inches High Cutter: 1 5/8 inches Wide x 5 1/4 inches Long Construction: Cast iron body with rosewood handle and knob Finish: Japanned. varnished rosewood handles Uses: Cutting chamfers between 1/4 inch…