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Build Your Own Wooden Hand Plane - Part 5
Almost done! I continue from Part 4 and in this final instalment I install the handle, shape the plane, add hardware and round it off by applying my favourite finish. Make sure to catch up by reading Parts 1 to 4 and also be sure to check out the blade making article at the very beginning that kicked all of this off.
Build Your Own Wooden Hand Plane - Part 4
The wooden hand plane build is heading into the final stretch and in Part 4 of the series we make the stuff that keeps the blade in its place. As soon as we get the blade to stay put we have a plane that will take shavings, it doesn’t even need a handle!
Build Your Own Wooden Hand Plane - Part 3
In Part 3 of our hand plane build I start bringing pieces back together, manage slippage during the glue up and get reminded that I need more clamps! I get into mouth openings a bit before I finish off by opening up the mouth to let the blade through. There may also be a confession about getting the body of jointer into a twist but you would need to read the whole article to get to that part!
5 Tools I’m Glad to Have But Rarely Use
Every woodworker has a tool that seemed important but hardly gets used. Often bought on a whim, these trendy tools gather dust as you promise to use them "next time." Occasionally, a project comes up that needs this tool, bringing back the excitement and showing its value. Sometimes, a rarely used tool becomes not only a favourite but also essential.