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Plane Fettling Evens the Score

Plane Fettling Evens the Score

To stave off some of the questions about setting up a new or secondhand plane (high-end, low-end and any in between), and future ongoing maintenance and adjustments, you might want to watch woodworkingmasterclasses.com here. You will need to subscribe for the free membership but that's straightforward enough.

Improving plane-making standards

Improving plane-making standards

Question: Paul, what are the “higher engineering standards” you speak of relative to plane makers or any hand tool makers? Answer: There can be no doubt that Stanley UK planes slopped out and have been poorly pumped out since the 1970s by the slipshod standards assembly line work has an

Restoring Bench Planes Video on YouTube

Restoring Bench Planes Video on YouTube

You've asked me for a video on how to set up and even restore hand planes for some time and we put this one together as a starter video. It's just over an hour long realtime at my bench. I hope it clarifies some of the

Use for round-bottomed planes

Use for round-bottomed planes

Question: Paul, I was hoping you would explain why that (nice) little plane was rounded in both ways. I inherited an ancient plane from my grandparents with the same rounding both ways, but bigger than the one you made. I haven’t been able to figure out what this plane

Plane Questions–Another Answered

Plane Questions–Another Answered

Question: Mr. Sellers, When using a plane, no. 4 or larger, I have a tendency to remove more stock at the end of my stroke than at the beginning. Is there a technique you can recommend to keep my stock removal level? Thank you, B C Answer: There are several

Plane questions answered-Bent plane irons.

Plane questions answered-Bent plane irons.

The questions I will be answering in the upcoming blog series were posed as a result of my inviting them two months ago. You sent in over 300 the last time I looked and every one of them was good. Most of the questions are indeed answered in my new

Thank you for your plane questions.

Thank you for your plane questions.

The request for questions surrounding planes went over 300 and they were all interesting and stimulating. There are of course many perspectives from trialling various planes in magazine articles and then the individual views we all have personal insights into. Reading the questions you posed has really helped me to