Its not unusual to find pitted cutters on vintage planes. The question becomes “can you save them”? In some cases its possible. There are two […]
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What to look for when buying vintage Hand Planes
Quickly Identify Your Hand Plane can be found here Need help buying a vintage hand plane or want to know what hand plane to buy? […]
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See this for the bench plane Parts Apron Plane – A small plane that will fit in a woodworkers apron. Bench Plane – Any one […]
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To Restore a hand plane or to not restore a hand plane. By Don Wilwol As I circumvent the oddities of the people we call […]
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I’m a bit impatient. I just had to try it out! The pins are through pinned. I start by peening one side, then moving to […]
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In deciding on a knob, I once again decided to make my own. i had an idea of what i wanted. So i took a […]
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The cap is being shaped and formed. I chose a metal cap for this plane. If its your first, or you want to make […]
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