Preparing wood with handplanes

[matthewwh]

If you have ever wondered about the process of converting sawn or riven timber into workable boards by hand, this is a comprehensive and well informed summary of the basic principles.

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Preparing timber by hand may not be as fast as a planer thicknesser for large volumes, but for the hobbyist or beginner it is a cheap and effective way to get a few boards flat, square and dimensioned. Certainly nothing to be afraid of.

 

[morfa]

Nice link. The rest of the blog is good as well.

 

[DTR]

I follow this chap on Pinterest. Pretty sure they're a member on here too?

 

[G S Haydon]

Thank you for posting a link to my article Matthew. Morfa, that's a very kind comment and very much appreciated. DTR who are you on Pinterest?

 

[morfa]

Watched the whole video this evening. Well worth watching and very useful.