Traditional Wooden Handplanes: How to Restore, Modify & Use Antique Planes

Description

In Traditional Wooden Handplanes, Scott shows you how to make, modify, restore and use antique planes. He reveals how traditional wood planes work, how to set up a flea market find and how to tune up a new plane for peak performance. You'll learn about the different types and how to use them to their best advantage; which blade angles are best, which blade steel you might want to use, and finally, how to make your own set of planes using some modern techniques that simplify construction and improve performance.

Scott Wynn is a fourth generation craftsman who brings a lifetime of involvement in craft, art and design to his work. He has a broad base of hands-on experience as a carpenter, cabinetmaker, woodcarver, luthier, building contractor and architectural designer. Scott has maintained a professional shop providing furniture, cabinetry and woodcarving since 1976. He has written and illustrated articles on the craft of woodworking for Fine Homebuilding, Fine Woodworking, and Woodwork magazines.