Monthly Archives: May 2012

(Cars) I like how this one turned out; looks good and works well (Bubinga and Apple are the test woods). Specs: 7/8″ cut down Keen Kutter blade bedded at 20º, two piece ¼” mild steel sole (not split, ¼” brazed … Continue reading →

Just what do you use a tiny plane for? How about making another small plane? I make the wedge over wide because Cocobolo always chips on the sides. Here I’m thinning it with the last mitre and a #3. Then … Continue reading →

A little bitty mitre plane, part II. Same length but a wider blade (15/16″). So far, so good, no train wrecks. I like this bridge a lot better, way more subtle: a rounded V stopped with lambs tongues. The paper … Continue reading →

Ah, the sin of hubris. It usually bites me about half way into a project. Like this one. I was cleaning out the blade bin and finally committed to chucking out some blades that were well past their “best used … Continue reading →