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Infill plane made from scratch!

jvhovey, member | November 30th, 20122 comments

To test my skills, I started making infill planes earlier this year. This is my tenth and the one I like the most - also one of only two that didn't end up on my pile marked "This Is How You Don't Do...

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Fixing a gummed-up frog

kenstonge, member | February 14th, 2012

Sticky adjustment knobs make handplaning difficult, but a fix is easy.

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My latest Frankenfill

Lazarus13, member | June 27th, 20118 comments

I call these "hybrid" infills. The essential design element is an infill block that presses against a fixed, metal frog. I welcome any thoughts, ideas, and -yes- criticisms.

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BRONZE SMOOTHER WITH COCOBOLO INFILL

joefree777, member | March 20th, 20111 comment

This plane is a bronze casting that I did the clean up and infilled with cocobolo. You can get these as kits but I wanted to do my own design and some details that would make it different. I have...

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Stanley/LN Totes for Veritas Bevel-Up Bench Planes

mikewischmann, member | November 4th, 20103 comments

I really like the quality and cut of my Veritas Bevel-Up Bench planes except for the fact I can only use them for a short while before the rear tote gets annoyingly uncomfortable....so I made my own...

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Infill from a # 4

akwood2, member | October 18th, 20103 comments

I wanted a Infill but could not afford one and metal is really not my specialty. The answer was to take a $2.50 knock off Stanley # 4 and grind out the guts and stuff it with Mahogany. I bought a...

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Shop Made Hand tools

havens, member | October 13th, 20103 comments

Misc. hand tools that I made and use in the shop

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Show us your shop-made hand tools

MKenney, member | October 12th, 20103 comments

I've made a few hand tools and want to see the ones you've made. Post photos and give a quick story about them in our new gallery.

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Shop-made grooving planes

MKenney, member | October 12th, 20105 comments

I made this pair of planes to cut grooves to hold the drawers in small drawers and trays.

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Jonesing for a hand tool fix? We've got you covered.

MKenney, member | September 30th, 20105 comments

Fine Woodworking has introduced a new section of the magazine and a new blog devoted to hand-tool use. The emphasis is on practicality, so that it will be relevant to the modern woodworker.

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Here's why your plane doesn't keep cutting into your shooting board

MKenney, member | September 17th, 201021 comments

I get one question over and over again: Why doesn't a plane continue to cut into a shooting board when you're using it? That's a good question. The plane itself prevents it.

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The Lazarus Handplane Co. Medium Hybrid Infill Smoother

Lazarus13, member | May 21st, 20102 comments

This is the second design from my alter ego, Lazarus. A beefy mid-sized smoother, she's 8 1/2'' long with a 1 7/8'' cutting iron. The plane is made of stainless steel, brass, and...

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The Lazarus Handplane Co. Large Infill Hybrid Smoother

Lazarus13, member | February 10th, 20109 comments

Madness is a slow, creeping weed. I delved into plane making slowly and out of necessity. Over the years I picked up a collection of Bedrock "users" on ebay...

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