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Custom Sharpening - Bevel-ups and Jack Planes

Custom Sharpening - Bevel-ups and Jack Planes

Question: Hi Paul, I recently bought a LA jack plane from LV and I was wondering something : would you sharpen the bevel of your BU plane like your BD plane ? I've search on the internet and I even watched all your videos on sharpening + your DVD. I didn&

The Low-Angle, Bevel-Up Plane - It's Almost Restored...

The Low-Angle, Bevel-Up Plane - It's Almost Restored...

…and it works so well. The angle of the tapered iron lies on the bed at 12-degrees with the bevel uppermost and a crude and well-beaten wedge locks the iron to the body . I didn’t buy it because it was cheap (a £1 is now $1.62). I bought

Questions Answered - Why Bevel-up, Bevel-down, Low-angle, High-angled Planes are Equal to Task

Questions Answered - Why Bevel-up, Bevel-down, Low-angle, High-angled Planes are Equal to Task

Question: Paul, I know you have mentioned that jointer planes aren’t needed much anymore due to milling being done by machines, however I have read some blogs where you mentioned how you like your Veritas low-angle jointer plane. Can you explain what you like about it vs a standard

Which plane--Bevel-up First or Bevel-down?

Which plane--Bevel-up First or Bevel-down?

Paul, As I said, I have been reading all your entries and am through September 2012 and also read all your entries about buying good inexpensive tools, the 20 part series. I am a fairly new woodworker and am gathering all the tools that I need (non power). I bought