Category: Hand Plane Sharpening

Sharpening and Setting an Early Ohio Tools Hand Plane

If you happen across an early Ohio Tools hand plane, you might want to pick it up. These, like many other vintage hand planes make […]

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REFURBISHING AND TUNING HAND PLANES THE “WEBSTER METHOD”

The following is an outline (sorry a little cryptic) from a 2-part presentation I made recently on the Facebook page A Plane Life https://www.facebook.com/APlaneLife.us/ The two “informal” sessions are included in the posted videos. They are long, but if you have the patience I cover all of what is in this outline.

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Stanley #45/55 Spur Cleaning and Sharpening By Tom Strader

By Tom Strader Stanley 45/55 Spur Cleaning and Sharpening.I recently received a Stanley 45 with a small envelope containing a slightly rusty Spur. How to […]

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Sharpening past the DMT and Polishing the iron

I decided to see if I could improve on my dmt sharpness. The good news, I did. The bad news, I did. It’s not a […]

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Restoring the Sargent Transitional Part 3 – The Blade

If you plan to use you transitional, as with any plane, you want the blade (iron or cutter if you prefer) cleaned up and sharpened. […]

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