Hand planer

[ddoyle]

19283:

I almost screamed out loud when I saw that plane balanced above a concrete floor like that!

If there was a "child services/SPCA" type organization that investigated tool well being they'd be knocking at your garage door right now. :rotf:

Seriously though you obviously know something about the value of a good plane. No greater joy then the sound of a plane working well.

EDIT: to the OP one of the oft overlooked parts of using a plane is work holding. If there is any wiggle, I mean any wiggle in the stock you will have failure. You need a real good solid set up for a plane to be your friend.

 

[Len Graves]

I find a spokeshave is as handy as a plane once you have established flat and square. I use two, one is set quite coarse and the other fine. They are great for hogging off wood. Of course you must be more careful than with a plane to keep fron making waves in your stock. The ones I have are Stanley's, quite old, from garage sales. I have some draw knives and from time to time use them for stocking. Agreed, the sound of a plane in wood is vey satisfying.

 

[MSW]

Well I have a low angle coming now for some plain wood. I'll keep looking for a no.3 or no.4 Stanley high angle....They're kind of like guns I guess you can never have enough of them?!?!?

you can never be too thin, too rich, or have too many planes. (hand planes, that is - aeroplanes, well I don't know)


:grin: