Making a Wooden Plane
Post Glue Cleanup
Cleanup the glue squeeze out, and true the plane sole by lightly planing it flat. Do not remove any more material than necessary at this point - you do not want to make the mouth any wider than needed.
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Steve Spodaryk
Medford, MA
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12.10.2008
- Making a Wooden Plane
Introduction
Tools
The Iron
The Chipbreaker
Wood
Marking Out the Blank 1
Marking Out the Blank 2
Forming the Plane Bed
Drilling the Pin Holes
Making the Pin
Test Fit
Glue Up
Post Glue Cleanup
Adjusting the Mouth
Making the Wedge
Test Run
Shaping the Plane Body
Troubleshooting
Advanced Topics
- Making a Wooden Plane
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