wooden planes

[nick brigg]

ive been trying to find a site that really gives you a "how to" make a wooden plane a la krenov. anyone?

[David DeCristoforo]

David Marks (the "Boring Beaver" of woodworking) has a good step by step for making a Krenov style plane here:

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/woodworking/article/0,2049,DIY_14433_3308142,00.html

[Michael Pilla]

Hmmm, I'm never really sure what links can be posted here in accordance with TOS so mods forgive me if I post any no-no's...

from the College of the Redwoods (http://www.crfinefurniture.com/1pages/sitelinks/howplane.html)

David Marks on Wood Works (http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_wwk/episode/0,2046,DIY_14350_34860,00.html)

I may be headed into dangerous waters here as I'm realizing the others I have bookmarked might technically be considered commercial websites.

Without links (I can provide off the forumo or you can try Google):
Lowe's has plans on their site
Popular Mechanics has a good article on their site
Woodcraft Magazine has an article reprinted on their site

That should provide some good reading :)
Michael

[nick brigg]

thanks guys!! and if anyone want to PM with a link, feel free!

[Wiley Horne]

Hi Nick,

Great project! Sounds like you would like to start from scratch. However, just so you know, Ron Hock sells a kit, which includes both the wood and the iron. He has an onsite video you can watch, which might help you, whether you buy his kit or not. Here's a link:

http://www.hocktools.com/kf175.htm

Wiley

[Doug Mason]

I bought the Ron Hock kit--and it was a great help. Since all the parts were there, and the parts were all cut-to size, I was able to put it togeather fairly quickly while at the same time learning how easy it is to make a wooden plane. I would definately recommend a kit to speed along that first plane and gain an understanding of how it is done.

[Michael Pilla]

The Hock kit looks like a great way to get started. Craftsman Studio (dot com) sells it below list price if you decide to go that route.

Michael

[nick brigg]

hah i dont know about the rest of you but i dont really liek kits, i love starting from a hunk of raw lumber. would you guys suggest maple being a good species for a plane?

[Doug Mason]

As long as you have a set of directions, you don't need a kit. For your first plane, I would laminate scrap (oak, etc) to get your desired measurements. If you're like me, it'll take a couple tries before you get things right. Make sure you have your blade/breaker before you begin.

[Dick Latshaw]

You may want to pick up a copy of David Finck's book "Making and Mastering Wood Planes". Very good discussion of both building and using planes. If you buy a copy, consider getting it from David's web site - that way he gets a bit more from the sale. He's a good guy.

[nick brigg]

yep i was thinking of getting that book. stumbled on to his site this week, great stuff. im interested in making a convex sole for cleaing up coopered doors, does the book have anything dealing with that?

[John Goodridge]

"Wooden Planes and How to Make Them" by Perch and Lee has a chapter on coopers tools. Might be useful.

[Dick Latshaw]

im interested in making a convex sole for cleaing up coopered doors, does the book have anything dealing with that?

David's book has a small section on how to make a plane with a convex sole.

[Bill Vittal]

Hello Nick:

"Making and Mastering Wood Planes" by David Finck has all the information you need and then some. Should be able to buy it at Amazon.com or from his website.

[Joel Goodman]

Hock also sells plans for a few dollars.

[Zahid Naqvi]

Here is my list of book marks for hand planes. You will discover very soon that after the first couple planes you rarely need instructions as you will develop your own ritual and techniques to suite your skills and tools.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=noNavProcessor&p=Build/BldHndPln.html
http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/woodworking/1273456.html

this is my inspirational piece, from Nordic's site
http://www.norsewoodsmith.com/ww/plane/plane.htm

And if you like reading about plane making, here is a very comprehensive collection of articles.
http://www.handplane.com/archives/category/making-planes/

[David N. Williams]

Here's a class you could take. He also offers a video:

http://home.earthlink.net/~todherrli/