How to Use a Hand Plane | Ask This Old House

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This Old House general contractor Tom Silva demonstrates the proper way to use hand planes. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Tom demonstrated several types of hand plane, including bench planes, shouldering planes, and block planes. He also showed a sharpening stone for sharpening plane blades. The planes and sharpening stones are available at hardware stores, home centers, and specialty woodworking stores. Shopping List for How to Use a Hand Plane: Machine oil [https://amzn.to/2Luyc5N], used to lubricate sharpening stone Wood block [https://amzn.to/2LNG4OY], used to prevent tear-out in end grain Tools List for How to Use a Hand Plane: Bench planes [https://amzn.to/2Lt52nD] Specialty planes [https://amzn.to/2O0LAjG] Block planes [https://amzn.to/31mEJVJ] Sharpening stone [https://amzn.to/34LulJ6], for sharpening plane irons Clamp [https://amzn.to/30660dG], used to secure wood block to workpiece Steps for How to Use a Hand Plane: 1. Bench planes are used to flatten and smooth broad wood surfaces and narrow edges. 2. Long bench planes are best suited for smoothing very long surfaces and edges. 3. Specialty planes, such as a shoulder plane or rabbet plane, have plane irons (blades) that come flush with the edges of the tool. 4. Block planes are compact, versatile, and ideally suited for smoothing edges, small surfaces, and end grain. 5. Rotate the adjusting nut to control the depth of cut. 6.

Published 2015-12-05 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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