Tag Archives: hand plane
Selecting a Vintage Hand Plane: Deal-Breaker vs. Deal-with-It
If you went with me to a flea market or antique shop, I could pick up the hand planes one by one and tell you exactly why I would or wouldn’t buy them based on make, model, and condition. I … Continue reading
Posted in Tool Repair, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged blade, deal-breaker, hand plane, handplane, jointer plane, repair, smoothing plane, Tool Repair, tool restortion
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Handplane Tote Repair: Replacing the Horn
The other day, a friend of mine arrived at my house (via bicycle) carrying a very nice Stanley #6 fore plane, which he gave to me. Despite being about a hundred years old, it had only light surface rust. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Build-Alongs, Tutorials
Tagged epoxy, fore plane, hand plane, handplane, repair plane handle, repair plane tote, rosewood, shooting plane, Stanley 6
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Retrofitted Planing Stop
When I built my bench about four years ago, I hadn’t thought much about adding a planing stop, but I do often need to plane down pieces wider than my vise. The end vise and a bench dog work okay, … Continue reading
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