I've been making a few hand planes this week in preparation for an upcoming series we have planned all about getting in to wooden planes. i've trialled a couple of designs and here are my thoughts. Making your own wood-bodied planes teaches critical woodworking skills and leaves you with a tool you’ll love to use. since we’ve already discussed the first steps to making a krenov-style plane, let’s get going with milling the wood, drawing the plane and cutting the parts for this wooden smoother.. Whereas i do like shooting planes, they actually present the bevel to the wood at a very similar angle as the plane-jane smoother like the #4 and all the others. adding the bed angle of 12-degrees or so to 30-degrees or so combines at 42-degrees..
Great first episode. love the idea of making my own tools. quick question. if using fire wood or logs do they need to be dry or is green wood ok.. Popular maxims say that the radial plane of the wood should be oriented towards the sides of the plane. this means the growth rings will appear horizontal or parallel to the sole when you look at the toe or heel of the plane.. Making wooden planes woodworking. 1 1 8 wood plug for woodworking 2-1/8" hole plug - door knob - woodworking talk i am trying to find a way to make a 2-1/8" wood plug to fill the void left in a door from a conventional door knob install..
