Table of Contents
Introduction 6
Part 1 The Basics
Chapter 1 Steel 9
Anatomy of Steel 10
Types of Edge Sleet 16
Chapter 2 Understanding How a Plane Works 22
The Tactics 23
The Angle of the Blade 24
Mouth Opening 26
Chipbreaker 28
Bevel Angle 29
Shape of the Blade Edge 30
Length of Plane/Width of Blade 30
Chapter 3 Plane Setup 32
Inspect the Plane 33
Prepare the Blade 33
Prepare the Chipbreaker 41
Bed the Blade Properly 42
Configure the Sole 47
Check the Sole 49
Adjust the Mouth 50
Part 2 The Planes
Chapter 4 Rabbet Planes 53
The Basic Rabbet Plane 54
Rabbet Bench and Block Planes 56
Skewed-Blade Rabbet Planes 57
The Stanley Rabbet Planes 58
Which One? 59
Using the Rabbet Plane 61
Setting Up Rabbet Planes 65
Chapter 5 Fillister and Moving-Fillister Planes 82
Choosing Your Fillister Plane 85
Fence Solutions 86
Setting Up the Moving-Fillister Plane 87
Using the Moving-Fillister Plane 88
Chapter 6 Plough and Dado Planes 91
Using the Plough and Dado 95
Chapter 7 Shoulder Planes 96
Using the Shoulder Plane 98
Chapter 8 Bullnose and Chisel Planes 100
Using Bullnose and Chisel Planet 101
Chapter 9 The Router Plane 103
The Stanley #71 Router Plane 105
Other Router Plane Options 113
Using he Router Plane 115
Chapter 10 Side-Rabbet Planes 116
Chapter 11 The Dovetail Plane 120
Chapter 12 The Mortise Plane 124
Part 3 The Projects
Chapter 13 Making a Dovetail Plane 131
Creating the Plane 132
Making a Fence 133
Securing me Fence with Wedges 135
Chapter 14 Making and Using Shooting Boards 137
Designing a Shooting Board 138
Styles of Shooting Boards 139
Using a Shooting Board 142
The Dovetailed Stop 143
Index 157
