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Ep 2 – Understanding grain, tearout, and blade angle

It's essential to understand tearout in order to prevent it

By Michael Pekovich Oct 04, 2016

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Videos in the Series

Ep 1 – Fundamentals of Handplanes: Intro

October 4, 2016

Nothing exemplifies the quality of an accomplished and experienced woodworker better than the full command of handplanes. In this online video class, teacher and furniture maker Mike Pekovich leads you…
Ep 2 – Understanding grain, tearout, and blade angle

October 4, 2016

It's essential to understand tearout in order to prevent it
Ep 3 – Handplane Sharpening

October 11, 2016

You'll never get a handplane to perform the way you want it to until you get the blade truly sharp.
Ep 4 – The Block Plane

October 18, 2016

Whether for edge treatments or end grain, the block plane will be one of your most used handplanes
Ep 5.1 – The shoulder plane and the smoothing plane

October 25, 2016

Mike shows you how to set up and use two of his most used planes
Ep 5.2 – The Jack Plane

November 1, 2016

The last to fill out Mike's essential plane kit is the jack plane. With its longer sole, it's perfect for flattening stock quickly. You'll find yourself reaching for it often.
Ep 6 – Special purpose planes

November 8, 2016

The bevel up smoother and spokeshave are two tools you'll want to make room for in your tool cabinet. Mike Pekovich shows you why.
Ep 7 – The card scraper

November 15, 2016

The card scraper is your the first tool to grab to clean up any plane tracks or minor tear out left behind by your planes
Securing Work on the Bench

November 29, 2016

Mike Pekovich shows you the features he looks for in his workbenches and reviews some work-holding accessories that help him get the most out of his planes.
Ep 9 – Real World Application: A Small Table

December 6, 2016

In this video Mike shows you how to put together everything he's shown you about handplanes and use them in a real world scenario
Ep 10 – Flat and Glass Smooth

December 13, 2016

In the conclusion to this video workshop, Mike adds a delicate chamfer and gets the tabletop ready for finish
Recommended resources: Fundamentals of Handplanes

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About This Video Workshop

Nothing exemplifies the quality of an accomplished and experienced woodworker better than the full command of handplanes. In this online video class, teacher and furniture maker Mike Pekovich leads you on the journey toward a mastery of handplanes. Mike will explain: ▪ How to read the grain of wood ▪ How to respond to what the grain is telling you ▪ Why blade angle matters ▪ How to avoid tearout You’ll see that a basic… More about this Video Workshop

Comments

PurdueDan | Oct 06, 2016 01:47pm | #1
Good job presenting the fundamentals of grain direction and planes.
ChrisNJ | Oct 06, 2016 10:39pm | #2
This is really helpful. I've never seen this material presented in such a way before. Thanks, Mike.
toothless | Oct 08, 2016 03:25pm | #3
Love it, thanks. Well presented.
RJGunn | Oct 10, 2016 12:05pm | #4
Finally, a comprehensive explanation on how to deal with planing all types of grain situations.

Thanks. Robert
MattHegedus | Oct 11, 2016 07:14am | #5
Thanks Mike P
jverreault | Oct 18, 2016 02:38pm | #6
Again an excellent video. Great job Mike.
jkinnear | Oct 22, 2016 02:53pm | #7
Hi. You have helped me a lot. Thank you! jk
user-6445740 | Oct 25, 2016 12:08pm | #8
Fantastic refresher for me. Thanks.
Runferurlife | Nov 02, 2016 07:15am | #9
Thank you for making these videos. I am a beginner and I love the planes. I have read a quite a bit on the subject but this video format really brings it all together and gave me some points that I was not able to find by reading. Nice sharpening stone holder, can we get the plans?
JKreider | Nov 27, 2016 07:37pm | #10
I really liked the video and the explanations. My only critique is that the grain direction on the boards was shown or stated. Thanks for taking the time to make the video!
JKreider | Dec 02, 2016 07:36pm | #11
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BRANHAM | Apr 18, 2019 02:25pm | #12
Wow, Episode 2 was fantastic. I have looked everywhere(with moderate success) for a good explanation of why certain angles of bevels work best on certain types of grain. I am more efficient when understanding why something is done in addition to how something is done. Thank you Mike and FW. I look forward to the other episodes.

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