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Offline Chris Treichel

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Making your own hand planes
« on: January 28, 2016, 09:02:36 PM »
Great short video of building a hand plane from scratch...

http://woodworkingcrazy.net/index.php/2016/01/28/making-a-small-hand-plane/

Offline KC

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Re: Making your own hand planes
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2016, 07:46:54 PM »
That looks like a fun little project. Looks like that could be made out of the scrap piles. It's a pretty well done video.
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Offline Kermit

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Re: Making your own hand planes
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2016, 09:46:27 PM »
As a handtool woodworker who makes many of his own tools, what struck me was the amount of time spent with thousands of dollars in machinery to replicate a $20 Kunz palm plane that he already had. That said, I will keep making planes for myself when it makes sense.  :-\
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Offline Clark Badgett

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Re: Making your own hand planes
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2016, 03:27:54 AM »
I don't think the guy made the wood plane because he really needed one, just did it for a fun project. Same reason most of us do the hobbies we choose.
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