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Build Your Own Wooden Hand Plane - Part 1
Building your own wooden hand plane is easier than you think and in my last article I took you through the process of making your own blade. In this article we start by preparing the rough blank before cutting out the parts that will be laminated to make up the body of the plane. The work we do now will form the basis for an accurate and easy to set hand tool that will remain useful in your workshop for many years to come.
Blade Making For Woodworkers
This is the first article in a series detailing the process of making your own wooden hand plane.
Hand planes, even the wooden variety, need good, sharp blades and if you will be making the plane you might just as well consider making your own blade. Most woodworkers, though, would hardly consider making their own blades an achievable goal but in this step by step article I show you how simple it can really be!
Easy DIY Thin Strip Push Block For The Table Saw
The thin strip push block makes the cutting of thin strips on the table saw a little safer and a lot less frightening. It’s easy to build with cut-offs and hardware that you already likely have lying around and it shouldn’t take much more than an afternoon to get toghether.
The Nifty Handsaw Fence Is Here!
Simple layout for a simple build. The Nifty Handsaw Fence does only one thing but it does it well. The magnetic fence keeps a handsaw square in a cut and if you are anything like me and you struggle to get square shoulders in joinery this little jig will most certainly help!