How To Use and Tune Up a Hand Plane

In this latest episode of Fine WOodworking magazine’s video series Getting Started in Woodworking we go in depth on the subject of hand planes. Find out how they work and how to tune one up.

Duration : 0:8:14

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Woodworking: Intro Five Top Plane Types. How To Select & Use

http://www.woodtreks.com - Learn about the most common, and popular, hand planes used by crafts people today. At first glance, the whole subject looks complicated, because there are dozens of major plane types and many different variations within each of those categories. But most accomplished woodworkers agree that there is a core list of planes that any woodworker should consider for their toolbox.

In this segment, I introduce and demonstrate how to choose/select, and use five of the more useful handplanes used by contemporary artisans who work with wood. You’ll learn the characteristics and uses of the jack, smooth, rabbit, block, and jointer (try) planes. And you’ll see them put through their paces. Then you decide which planes you should buy or own. (7 Minute Video)

Duration : 0:7:1

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