Making Plane Irons Video - Hardening, Annealing, Sharpening and Setting

Our latest video on making your own plane irons is up on woodworking masterclasses.
I was so glad to see this video up and running at last. Having finished the plane  making series two weeks ago we were waiting for  even slightly better weather to  make a video on hardening and annealing home made plane irons and we had a one suitable day a week ago to do it. If you have been following how to make fully jointed workbench/bar stools with us you will also have built your first radius planes (round-both-ways) for scalloping and smoothing the shaped seat. We went on to making your own plane irons from O1 steel flat stock and showed how to harden and anneal the steel using a charcoal, a barbecue pit and a regular kitchen oven. It's as simple to make other irons and knives of different kinds so if you need a spokeshave iron or a plough plane cutter, this video shows the process and takes. You step by step through to a fully sharpened and finished plane iron.
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