Making A Woodworking Plane

Since we ve already discussed the first steps to making a krenov style plane let s get going with milling the wood drawing the plane and cutting the parts for this wooden smoother.

Making a woodworking plane. 4 and 5. Wood corner plane by enpoint. I have a piece of wood that i want to make a jointer because i don t have one with but it s a 2 6 piece and i haven t found 4 4 or something that size. A router plane is my go to tool for trimming any small surface that needs to be in the same plane as its surrounding surface.

I cut out the blanks and tapered them with the angle grinder and then used files to finish them. 3 essential hand planes whether you re a beginning woodworker crafting a few pieces for your home or a seasoned professional making furniture for a living you ll experience tasks that a plane with a sharp blade mind you can do better than any other power or hand tool. Weighing 7 4 ounces this woodworking block plane is one of the best and widely used. Some rotary power planers are motorized power tools used for the same types of larger tasks but are unsuitable for fine scale planing where a miniature hand plane is used.

In this video i make a. No idea how the wood is called in english. Iron i m using a hock blade complete with cap iron chip breaker made to fit the stanley no. A final adjustment to a dado or rabbet s depth or trimming a tenon s cheeks.

Generally all planes are used to flatten reduce the thickness. It is very hard and comes with an ebony cutter and a steel cutter. In this video i make a chisel plane from a 32mm chisel that i bought for 1 euro. Here it s called avellano and it s a beautifull wood.

There are many different ways of making planes. Making your own wood bodied planes teaches critical woodworking skills and leaves you with a tool you ll love to use. Believe me my angle grinding skills greatly improvided by doing this. The woodworking block plane comes in a portable and artistic design with an ergonomic design.

What you ll need if you plan to build along with us then here s what you ll need to follow the same jack plane design. An old or broken chisel may. Making this plane is a great introduction to tool making. Making planes is fun and rewarding because you get to make exactly what you use and it ll likely far outlast your lifetime.

A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood using muscle power to force the cutting blade over the wood surface. It is powerful and the materials are strong and last long. I have since used the plane a lot and the edge of the iron is holding up really well. Update the full build is now available.