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Newbie plane questions
John Davis
>I'm relatively new to woodworking and very new to hand tools...
I'm interested in moving away from power tools and putting more 'personal effort' into my work. As I look through LV and Garret tools - I see many, many different kinds/types of planes etc. Is there a good resource that I could use to help me understand the differences. For instance - a "jack plane" vs. a "scrub plane" vs. a _______?
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Roger Nixon
>I've attached a page of links to some good basic articles. One in particular is "Intro to HandPlanes" from Popular Woodworing.
Links to articles
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Joe Shelton
>Garrett Hack's "The Handplane Book" is the most interesting and comprehensive treatment of planes and planing technology I've seen.
JS
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Rossmoor Galoot
>Can't start at a better place than the link below! Read and digest thoroughly and then come back with any questions. Its the holy grail for Stanley planes and also does a great job with general types of planes. If you prefer hardcopy, Garrett Hack's "The Handplane Book" is considered the bible. Be careful, the ground's slippery on the slope your edging towards!
Blood and Gore
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Steve Kubien
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Bugbear's page
Sorry about that....
Steve Kubien
>That was kinda rude of me. I did type a message to go with the link above but somehow I lost it.
Anyway, the site of Paul Womack (aka BugBear) is a wonderful resource. He's got lots of info and a ton of links to other peoples sites.
Ask questions because there is a lot of knowledge around here to be had. Old or new metal planes, old or new wooden planes, infills, homemade planes, eastern planes...somebody here will be able to handle just about anything.
Have fun,
Steve Kubien
Ajax, Ontario
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Eric Hedberg
>Andy Rae's book "Choosing and Using Hand Tools" is a nice resource and easy read to get a basic understanding as well.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579902944/qid=1075430226/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-5728068-4395950?v=glance&s=books
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John Davis
>Thanks everyone!
exactly what I was looking for.
Much appreciated.
Slippery slope? ... nah...
Those hand tools sure are purty.... ;-)
Library
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>You can save money by going to your local library and checking out all their books on hand tools. You may wind up buying one or more, but it's good to test drive books when you can. Thank Ben Franklin as you stagger out of the library with the books; without him, we might not have public libraries.
No one's mentioned "Planecraft," an excellent book available very inexpensively, like $10, from Woodcraft (go up to the main Wood Central page, scroll down the sponsor's list, and you'll find Woodcraft; ordering that way gets this site brownie points).