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Wooden Hand Plane with a Wedged Iron
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Wooden Hand Plane with a Wedged Iron

A wooden plane is a block of wood with a steel iron wedged into a slot through it: the edge peeps out of a narrow mouth in the sole and lifts a shaving at each push. Cut the throat at a steady angle, forge and harden the iron, fit a wedge, and flatten the sole. The picture: a wooden plane of about 1900 in a museum case, its iron held by a wooden wedge.
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Instructions

1

Square up the body

Saw a block of dry, straight-grained hardwood and plane or file it square on all faces.

Materials for this step:

Hardwood BoardHardwood Board1 piece

Tools needed:

Hand SawHand Saw
Try SquareTry Square
2

Cut the throat

Mark the bed at 45° (our choice) across the sides, and chop the throat down from the top with chisel and mallet, leaving two side cheeks to hold the wedge. Open a narrow mouth through the sole just ahead of the bed.

Tools needed:

Marking GaugeMarking Gauge
Chisel Set - WoodChisel Set - Wood
Carving MalletCarving Mallet
Try SquareTry Square
3

Forge the iron

Forge a flat blade from tool steel as wide as the throat, file the bevel, harden in water and temper the edge to dark straw. Grind and hone it sharp.

Materials for this step:

Flat Tool Steel BarFlat Tool Steel Bar1 piece
CharcoalCharcoal1 as required
WaterWater10 liters

Tools needed:

Blacksmith ForgeBlacksmith Forge
AnvilAnvil
Cross Peen HammerCross Peen Hammer
Blacksmith TongsBlacksmith Tongs
Quench BucketQuench Bucket
Metal FileMetal File
Whetstone 1000 GritWhetstone 1000 Grit
Welding GlovesWelding Gloves
4

Wedge and set

Shape a wooden wedge to bear on the iron under the cheeks. Set the iron so the edge just shows through the mouth, tap the wedge home, and tap the iron or the heel of the plane to adjust.

Materials for this step:

Hardwood BoardHardwood Board1 piece

Tools needed:

Hand SawHand Saw
Chisel Set - WoodChisel Set - Wood
Carving MalletCarving Mallet
5

True the sole and oil

With the iron set back, true the sole flat on a flat board with abrasive or by planing it, then oil the body.

Materials for this step:

Linseed OilLinseed Oil0.05 liter

Tools needed:

Try SquareTry Square
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Shaving thickness

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