Getting Started with Handplanes

Author: Scott Wynn
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607654644
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 409

Book Description
Unlocks the secrets of the hand plane, a valuable time-honored tool. Guide for the modern woodworker who is interested in using hand tools. Great introduction for beginning & intermediate handplane users. Includes information on sharpening and taking care of planes. Loaded with diagrams, illustrations, practical advice, and skill-building exercises. The latest information on the newest planes.

The Handplane Book

Author: Garrett Hack
Publisher: Taunton
ISBN: 9781561587124
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Hack reveals the rich heritage of this classic tool by presenting a treasure trove of information about handplanes, focusing on the 19th and early 20th centuries. 175 photos. 152 drawings.

Making and Mastering Wood Planes

Author: David Finck
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN: 9781402720222
Category : Planes (Hand tools)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Teaching you how to make a classic plane yourself (it takes only a day or so) and how to use it in a refined manner.

Traditional Wooden Handplanes

Author: Scott Wynn
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607654989
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 430

Book Description
• Shows how to restore, make, modify & use traditional wood handplanes. • Essential reference for hand tool enthusiasts. • Step by step instructions for making a set of 6 types of this style of plane. • How traditional wood planes work, how to set up a flea market find, and how to tune up a new plane to get the best performance. • In contrast to heavy and expensive modern planes, traditional-style wood planes are affordable, light in weight, low in friction, and comfortable to use.

Handplane Essentials, Revised & Expanded

Author: Christopher Schwarz
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440349509
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
Everything you need to use your handplanes! No woodworking tool is more satisfying, quick and precise to use than a handplane. Planes can process timber in its rough state, bring boards up to a glimmering smoothness, cut rabbets, dados, grooves and other joints, and trim wood with a precision that has yet to be matched by power tools. Yet many woodworkers--both beginners and professionals--are intimidated by handplanes. This book is here to set the record straight. Handplane Essentials contains everything you need to choose the right plane for your project (and for your budget), sharpen it and use it successfully. Compiled from more than 15 years of the author's writings on the subject of handplanes in magazines, trade journals and blogs, this book is an indispensable guide for woodworkers. This revised edition includes 14 new articles as well as new and updated tool reviews.

Working with Handplanes

Author: Editors of Fine Woodworking
Publisher: Taunton
ISBN: 9781561587483
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Of all the hand tools used in the modern shop, planes exert a special fascination. Though quite simple, planes are enormously versatile and practical when skillfully used. The articles in this book, collected from Fine Woodworking, illustrate a host of topics, including basic plane operation, how to choose the right plane for the job, and specialty planes. Step-by-step instructions show how to build wooden planes - a popular project for hand tool fans - and how to correctly tune and sharpen, essential for proper plane operation.

Woodworker's Guide to Handplanes

Author: Scott Wynn
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607654717
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 659

Book Description
A technically rich analysis and evaluation of every handplane style in the world and how to maintain them for optimum performance.

Handplane Essentials

Author: Christopher Schwarz
Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books
ISBN: 9781440332982
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Everything you need to use your handplanes! There is no woodworking tool that's more satisfying, quick and precise to use as a handplane. Planes can process timber in its rough state, bring boards up to a glimmering smoothness, cut rabbets, dados, grooves and other joints, and trim wood with a precision that has yet to be matched by power tools. Yet many woodworkers--both beginners and professionals--are intimidated by choosing the right tool, sharpening its cutter and putting it to use. And that's why Christopher Schwarz wrote this book. Handplane Essentials contains everything you need to choose the right tool for your budget and projects, take it out of the box, sharpen it and use it successfully. The chapters in this book have been compiled from more than 10 years of the author's writing on the subject of handplanes in magazines, trade journals and blogs.

Making Traditional Wooden Planes

Author: John M. Whelan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781879335691
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
John Whelan unlocks the fascinating secrets of an almost lost art: wooden planemaking. For those curious about the ingenious ways of the craft, this book lays out clear, step-by-step instructions that will enable any woodworker to make a plane. Each chapter (covering 20 different types of planes and spokeshaves) is fully illustrated by the author's line drawings. In addition, there are chapters on the history and alternative methods of planemaking, making plane irons, and the tuning and using of wooden planes. Every chapter that details the construction of a particular plane starts with a photograph of the plane that has been made by the author. As you would expect from Mr. Whelan, this book is the finest and most complete work on the making of wooden planes in print. The reader will enjoy it even if he never puts blade to wood. Should he make a plane or two, he will find Making Traditional Wooden Planes most satisfying

Hand Planes in the Modern Shop

Author: Kerry Pierce
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764335587
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Plane users, craftsmen who would like to become plane users, and plane collectors all will find a wealth of how-to information, backed with more than 500 images in this definitive guide to hand planes. The use of hand planes results in a quieter, cleaner wood shop, and matches the efficiencies of power tools for many of the processes involved in making wood furniture. In addition to covering nearly ten types of planes, this book also divulges some shop secrets to making your own plane, restoring antique planes, and troubleshooting your planes.