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The Plough Plane Guide
The plough (plow USA) plane creates channel grooves by removing material from the middle of a piece of wood, leaving two outside edges. The plane has a guide or fence, which runs along the underside or outer edge of the plane body to keep the groove parallel and the plane fully aligned to the…
Read MoreThe Plane Guide
There are many different types of tools under the term plane which all have a blade fixed at an angle inside a metal or wooden body, some of which include:
Bench planes
Spokeshaves
Plough Planes
Router Planes
Over time the term bench plane has been shortened to be known as ‘plane’, however it is important to remember that this…
Read MoreSharpening a Router Plane
Setting Up Before you use your router plane, it is important to check that the leading edge of the cutting iron, the fore edge, is parallel with the actual sole of the plane as it may need to be corrected, flattened and polished before use (Paul sometimes refers to this process as initialising). This process…
Read MoreBuying a Router Plane
Buying a secondhand router plane isn’t always the cheapest option with these tools, it is best to check the prices of new ones too. Availability in both new and secondhand camps is often an issue for buyers.
Paul Sellers recommends the Edward Preston router plane as it has a long rectangular base, however they are…
Setting Up and Sharpening a Plane
Note: Be careful when sharpening as the tools will become very sharp, always face the blade away from you when sharpening. To jump straight to ‘Sharpening’, click here. Setting up If your plane has plastic handles, you might be able to feel a seam down the middle where the two halves of the handle are…
Read MoreThe Router Plane Guide
The router plane is used to refine cuts which are either made by chisels, saws or machines. In use, the blade cuts in a similar way to a chisel but the blade is fixed within a wooden or metal body and has an adjustment mechanism making this a true plane.
Uses
A router is used to…
Buying a Plough Plane
Paul enjoys using a secondhand Record 043 or 044 plough plane, however these are no longer in production as new models but so far they have been readily available via eBay. You can sometimes get a good secondhand deal on eBay for a Stanley 13-030 or similar plough plane and these work very well…
Read MoreSharpening a Plough Plane
Setting Up
When buying second hand, the plough plane may be sticky with grease or rusty, this can be cleaned using a wire brush and abrasive paper. Your plough plane may also arrive in multiple parts, start by lubricating the stems with oil to ensure they go into the fence and body easily. Sometimes the…
Bench Plane Setup
This exercise will get you familiar with the parts of the plane and where they go. To see the video on putting the plane together, click here.
You will need:
Bench Plane Bailey-pattern #4
Flat head screwdriver
Start by dismantling the plane, take any removable pieces apart, including all the screws but not the tote threaded bolts, and…
Read MoreUsing a Plough Plane
When using a plough plane, the cutting iron can be set deeper than a smoothing plane as it is narrower and therefore requires much less effort to push into the wood. The cutting iron sometimes go under the wood’s surface fibres and causes them to tear because the side walls at the surface level are…
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