Workshop tip: Hold a ruler with rubber bands when back-beveling blades

FineWoodworking back bevel, Sharpening, Sharpening Blades, Sharpening Planes, Sharpening Techniques

This simple solution makes sharpening a breeze.

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Flattening a Plane Sole, Part 5 – The Tools I Use to Measure Flatness

Yoav Liberman Hand Tool, Plane, Sharpening, Techniques, Tool Maintenance, Tricks of the Trade

To conclude this series of entries about lapping/flattening the soles of metal planes (read them here #1, #2, #3, #4), I wish to share some information about the precision tools I use. The difference between Straight …
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Flattening a Plane Sole, Part 4 – Lapping a Leviathan

Yoav Liberman Hand Tool, Plane, Sharpening, Techniques, Tool Maintenance

Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. The #8 Record plane I bought a few years ago was the most prominent, heaviest, and the longest plane I have ever lapped; it was also a plane for which …
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Flattening A Plane Sole, Part 3

Yoav Liberman Hand Tool, Plane, Sharpening, Techniques, Tool Maintenance

In previous entries, I explained how to lap short-bodied planes using diamond stones and sandpaper rolls (click to read parts 1 and 2.). This entry is dedicated to lapping larger planes and explaining how to avoid inadvertent convexing of …
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