Guide Blocks for Accurate Hand-Planing
Because I don’t own a jointer, I rely on my bench planes for truing up my lumber. To maintain a consistent angle, I cut guide blocks from scrap pieces of hardwood and clamp them to the plane.
I make a few passes, check the angle, then make final adjustments using the plane’s lever arm to tilt the blade.
Jack Gabon, Missoula, Mont.
Fine Woodworking Magazine, August 1983 No. 41
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