Forum topic by ChrisCarr | posted 09-13-2012 10:08 PM | 3481 views | 1 time favorited | 9 replies | ![]() |
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09-13-2012 10:08 PM |
Just wondering if theres any good books on hand planes anyone has read and can recommend? I am looking to find a book that goes over close to everything with hand planes, lol I have so many questions it would take forever to ask them here so I thought a book would be a good idea. Thanks, |
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#1 posted 09-13-2012 10:22 PM |
This is the one |
#2 posted 09-13-2012 10:47 PM |
Doc, care to elaborate as to why you say the Hack book is the best? -- I'm not clumsy.. It's just the floor hates me, the tables and chairs are bullies, the wall gets in the way AAANNNDDD table saws BITE my fingers!!!.. - Mike - |
#3 posted 09-14-2012 12:23 AM |
I’ve read the Garret Hack book Doc recommended. I pick it up and reread a section over every so often, and sometime I just thumb through the pictures. Its a great book. I also like this one Same reason, lots of good information about planes and how to use them. Making and Mastering Wood Planes is another excellent read. This book is not only good for learning how to make wood planes, but in doing so you learn how and why they work. -- http://timetestedtools.net - Collecting is an investment in the past, and the future. |
#4 posted 09-14-2012 04:28 AM |
Don, it seems like the Hack book is strictly hand planes where as the Toplin book covers a wider range of hand tools. Am I seeing that correctly? -- I'm not clumsy.. It's just the floor hates me, the tables and chairs are bullies, the wall gets in the way AAANNNDDD table saws BITE my fingers!!!.. - Mike - |
#5 posted 09-14-2012 05:55 AM |
Most of this information can be had here in blogs. there is no book that comes close to the information found on this site and the lie Nelsen web site. If your new to hand planes the books above are basic but to get the real lowdown the net is the ultimate source. n read the handplanes of your dreams thread from beginning to end you will be a master in no time -- Please check out my new stores http://woodratnest.com and http://woodshopstore.com |
#6 posted 09-14-2012 07:23 AM |
The Hack book is very good and covers a choosing, tuning In terms of making and using wooden hand planes for Leonard Lee’s book on sharpening is very good. I have There’s also “Double Bevel Sharpening” by Brian Burns, |
#7 posted 09-14-2012 12:27 PM |
you are correct whome. -- http://timetestedtools.net - Collecting is an investment in the past, and the future. |
#8 posted 09-14-2012 12:55 PM |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO_M95qDdAQ Brian Burns, thanks Loren. |
#9 posted 06-12-2016 08:59 AM |
I’ve written a new book based on my experience teaching handplane use and restoration at two Woodcraft stores. Entitled Choosing and Using Handplanes: All You Need to Know to Start Planing by Hand, it starts with the basics and takes you through use and restoration. It is written for the new handplane user primarily, though users with more experience will also benefit from it. You can get it from Amazon or Highland Woodworking. For more details, visit http://www.cobblermtnpress.com. -- Norm, Virginia |
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