How-To

Using a Scraper Plane

In the seventh of our 8-question series on handplanes, an award-winning furniture-maker and teacher explains how to prevent a scraper plane from chattering

Length: 6:33

Produced By: Stephen Scott and Michael Dobsevage

Philip Lowe Philip C. Lowe
Beverly, Mass.

The founder of the Furniture Institute of Massachusetts answers eight questions from readers about choosing, sharpening, and using handplanes.
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QUESTIONS

1		What are the first two or three planes a woodworker should own? PLAY 1 Danny Thompson Via the Internet
2		What do I need to know to get started with wooden molding planes? PLAY 2 Ed Harrison Meridian, Miss.
3		How do I camber a plane iron, and what's the right amount of camber? PLAY 3 Andrew Homan Burlington, Vt.
4		I ran over a brad with a smoothing plane and nicked the sole. How do I repair the damaged chisels? PLAY 4 Kevin Barnard Via the Internet
5		What's the proper mouth opening between the plane blade and the sole? PLAY 5 David Brumsickle Via the Internet
6		What plane do you use for smoothing difficult grain? PLAY 6 BioMan Via Knots
7		NOW PLAYING How do you keep a scraper plane from chattering? Malcolm Granberry Via the Internet
8		Watch this beginning October 25 Can you demonstrate how to level a wide panel with a handplane? Jeff S. Jackson Fort Wayne, Ind.

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