Getting Started with Handplanes HT04 selecting the wood

selecting the wood

Material: High-carbon steel

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yet effective WoodRiver® Premium Wheel Marking Gauge has a single bevel edge wheel that scribes a fine line without tearing the wood fibers and does not wander with the wood’s grain

Getting Started with Handplanes HT04 selecting the woodWith this book and a well chosen and correctly maintained set of planes, you will be able to handle any type of wood in every woodworking situation. In an age of power tools the traditional handplane still has a place. Working with handplanes is often quicker, and leaves a cleaner finish. Versatile handplanes can be used as a router, thickness planer, or edger. They can accomplish jobs that would otherwise require expensive, specialized power tools.