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What is a hand wood plane used for?
Woodworking Hand Planes Bench planes are used to flatten and smooth broad wood surfaces and narrow edges. Long bench planes are best suited for smoothing very long surfaces and edges. Specialty planes, such as a shoulder plane or rabbet plane, have plane irons (blades) that come flush with the edges of the tool.
What is a hand plane used for?
A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood using muscle power to force the cutting blade over the wood surface. Some rotary power planers are motorized power tools used for the same types of larger tasks, but are unsuitable for fine-scale planing, where a miniature hand plane is used.
How do you set up a hand plane?
Hold the iron in your left hand in a vertical position with the bevel away from you. Place the plane iron and drop the setscrew into the plane iron through the large opening. With the plane iron cap still at right-angles, slide it back and away from the cutting edge.
How do you make a double plane iron?
Assembling the Double Plane Iron Hold the iron in your left hand in a vertical position with the bevel away from you. Place the plane iron and drop the setscrew into the plane iron through the large opening. With the plane iron cap still at right-angles, slide it back and away from the cutting edge.
How do you test a hand plane iron?
Check the plane iron or cutter to make sure that it is sharp. One way to do this is to sight along the edge. A properly sharpened blade will not reflect any light. Another method is to cut a piece of paper with it. It can also be tested by allowing the cutting edge to rest on the thumbnail and then pushing it lightly.
Which is the correct way to hold a plane iron?
Tighten the setscrew firmly. The plane iron cap serves two purposes. It helps to stiffen or strengthen the plane iron and serves as a chip breaker. The correct method of assembling a double plane iron. A. Hold the plane iron is your left hand, with the bevel side down.