Wooden Hand Planes

So, I got a little ambitious and decided to make some wooden hand planes. The first one was a little shaping plane with a rounded sole and iron. I made it out of mahogany (which I found out isn’t the best wood for a plane because it’s to soft). I made the blade from an old jointer knife that I ground the bevel off and ground one end to the shape I wanted. The second is the small “jack” place. This time I followed a set of planes I found. I used an old Stanley plane iron I found here at the shop, though I’d recommend buying an iron made for wooden planes. The third is the long plane. I made it the same length as a #7 and used another Old Stanley Iron I found. The last one I made was really an experiment. I wanted to make a rabbeting plane and saw a photo of a wooded rabbet plane at Finewoodworking.com and went from that. I used another old jointer knife for the blade in that one too. They are all numbered and dated and were a lot of fun to make and work great. I might try and make some low angle planes later. I’ll keep you all posted.

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