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Fine Woodworking on planes and chisels : 29 articles selected by the editors of Fine Woodworking magazine / edited by John Kelsey.

Contributor(s): Kelsey, John, 1946-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Fine woodworking book: Publisher: Newtown, CT : Taunton Press, 1985Description: 90 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0918804280.Subject(s): Planes (Hand tools) | ChiselsDDC classification: 684.082
Contents:
Introduction -- Plane speaking -- Improving planes -- Souping up the block plane -- Useful second lives -- The Stanley #55 -- Putting an old Stanley #55 to work -- The legendary Norris Plane -- Japanese planes -- Making a modern wooden plane -- Hand planes -- How to make a molding plane -- Questions & Answers -- A pair of panel-raising planes -- Restoring bailey planes -- Questions & Answers -- Vietnamese planes -- The planemaker's float -- Chisels, and how to pare -- Chisel skills and the dovetail -- A close look -- Using bench planes -- How to tune up a plane -- Preparation of stock -- Micro bevels -- Whetstones -- Sharpening -- Sharpening equipment -- Slow-speed sharpening -- Grinding -- How to sharpen -- Japanese blades -- Sharpening to a polished edge.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Well-sharpened planes and chisels may be the most important tools in the woodworking shop. They can be used to make a rough board flat and smooth, to cut slickly fitting joints, or to shape a delicate edge. In this collection of 29 articles from Fine Woodworking magazine, expert craftsmen explain how they choose, sharpen, and use every kind of plane and chisel. There's advice on tool maintenance, plus plans for making your own wooden-bodied planes, and a thorough discussion of sharpening.

Fine Woodworking magazine has been the most trusted resource for woodworkers since 1985. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Fine Woodworking, The Taunton Press is re-releasing a number of classic titles from the early days of the magazine. Long out of print, the books are filled with expert information that's as timeless now as when it was first published.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Plane speaking -- Improving planes -- Souping up the block plane -- Useful second lives -- The Stanley #55 -- Putting an old Stanley #55 to work -- The legendary Norris Plane -- Japanese planes -- Making a modern wooden plane -- Hand planes -- How to make a molding plane -- Questions & Answers -- A pair of panel-raising planes -- Restoring bailey planes -- Questions & Answers -- Vietnamese planes -- The planemaker's float -- Chisels, and how to pare -- Chisel skills and the dovetail -- A close look -- Using bench planes -- How to tune up a plane -- Preparation of stock -- Micro bevels -- Whetstones -- Sharpening -- Sharpening equipment -- Slow-speed sharpening -- Grinding -- How to sharpen -- Japanese blades -- Sharpening to a polished edge.