A Short guide to identifying the most common Vintage Hand Planes found. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it should guide you in a general direction to find out who made your vintage hand plane.
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I've been finding, restoring and collecting hand planes for over 10 years. It started with a few and just grew. I love the history, the research and writing what I find.
Making the dw infills: Lets do some tapping and peening.
So another way to attach the sides is tapping and peening. I thought I’d give it a try on a small smoother. I decided on […]
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Let’s trick out a type 21 #4
Ok, I know type 21 isn’t really a type, its actually the type after the last type, but then we know most types are a […]
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Making of a Krenov Style Smoother
This plane will be a normal size smoother. If you like this article, you should look at this book! —> Since I agree with it […]
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