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Sean Troy
01-19-2008, 8:00 PM
Hey all, any recomendations on a good book to help me learn sharpening and tune up for hand planes? Thank you, Sean
Sam Yerardi
01-19-2008, 9:07 PM
Hi Sean,
Been out in the shop all day so I haven't been checking email, etc. There are a lot of good books out there:
The Complete Guide to Sharpening by Leonard Lee
Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Sharpening by Tom Lie-Nielsen
Garret Hacks's book
Everyone has a different approach and they will swear by it. I read as much as I can 'cause I'm always trying to learn things. A lot of good information here. There are as many methods as there are sources of info.
Steve Schoene
01-19-2008, 11:30 PM
There is an old Badger Pond article by RJ Whelan on 19 steps to tuning planes that is useful. It's now on Wood Central, another forum site, so I won't provide a link.
Eddie Darby
01-19-2008, 11:39 PM
This one comes to mind.
"Hand Planing & Sharpening" by Rob Cosman
http://www.robcosman.com/dvd.php
About 3/4 of the way down the page. You can download a preview of this video.
Mike Cutler
01-20-2008, 9:14 AM
Sean
I'm not trying to be a argumentetive or anything here, or stop you from buying a book, but the absolute best info on handplanes is online, and free. I have a number of books on handplanes and handtools, but I still find the best source is online.
I will warn you upfront that you might as well buy some new printer cartridges. I've printed out a lot of material to take to the shop.;)
These folks put a lot of detail into their presentations and weren't constrained with publishing costs, or deadlines.
Here is a link to get you going.
http://www.cianperez.com/Wood/WoodDocs/Wood_How_To/INDEX_How_To.htm
Sean Troy
01-20-2008, 12:23 PM
Thank you all for the help, Sean
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