Videos in the Series

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  Restoring vintage handplanes with Roland Johnson – Introduction

  January 27, 2021

  Rejuvenating an old Stanley Bailey plane, whether it’s a garage-sale find or an eBay purchase, is a great way to get started handplaning without breaking a slim woodworking budget.

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  All about vintage bench planes – Ep 1

  January 27, 2021

  Rollie Johnson tells you about the history of Stanley bench planes and what to look for when buying one.

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  The parts of a bench plane – Ep 2

  February 3, 2021

  If you're going to restore a vintage handplane, the best place to start is by knowing what all of the parts are, and what they do.

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  Cleaning and repairing a handplane – Ep 3

  February 10, 2021

  Rollie Johnson demonstrates how to clean up an old handplane using something you might already have in your refrigerator: cola.

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  Tuning up handplane parts – Ep 4

  February 17, 2021

  Rollie Johnson gets his hands dirty in this episode, flattening the mating surfaces of the frog, and the sole of a vintage handplane.

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  Handplane sharpening and setting up – Ep 5

  February 25, 2021

  Rollie shows you his simple but effective method for sharpening a bench plane and then dials it in to get perfect shavings.

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  Restoring a block plane – ep 6

  March 3, 2021

  Rollie takes you through the now familiar stops of refurbishing a block plane, adding a few considerations for these bevel-up workhorses.

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  Tuning and using the Stanley 82 scraper

  March 10, 2021

  In the conclusion to this series, Rollie shows off one of his favorite hidden-gem hand tools; the Stanley 82.