Question(s) for all of you Plane Lovers

Hi CoolD:

A web guy I see. Glad you are aboard the idea of hand tools. Very fun. It’s not hard to catch the hand plane bug. When you’ve got things working well, you’ll wonder what you did without one (or two or three??). I don’t know if you learn well by video, but if you do, I put together a few videos at my blog that you might find interesting. In general, it’s easier than you might think to get one of those pesky planes singing. You just need to be methodical. Get it sharp and tuned, use a stout bench, secure the work, and use solid technique. That will get you far.

Based on what you mentioned in your post, I picked these videos as good starting points.

Use a Smoothing Plane to Prepare Wood For Final Finishing

Tune-Up & Restore Your Hand Plane

How To Use A Hand Plane

An Introduction to Five Top Plane Types

Common Mistakes Using A Hand Plane

Have fun!!! Keith

-- Keith Cruickshank, www.woodtreks.com

The red reminds me of Stanley’s “Handyman” series of planes. Or the Craftsman knockoff planes.

Edit: Rereading that I vote for craftsman. Try to get a picture of yours and I’ll try to get one of the plane I have to compare. Mine is a #5 though.

Oh I was hoping we were talking about the mile high club…

Is there a sawdust club? I think we should start one…

-- Rich, WNY, www.nyrockingchairs.com

Here is a previous article that bbqking had about planes that is pretty good. Certainly worth reading it all through.

—Steve.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

Thanks Keith, for posting the links.

-- ....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark