Reply To: Setting a Stanley 101 Style Block Plane
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Allen,
You’re right, these are set same as a wooden wedge plane.
They’re fussy. Start by setting the blade bevel down in the plane. The blade should be set back so that no shaving can be taken.Tighten the thumb screw.
Use a small hammer to LIGHTLY tap the blade to advance. Test taking a shaving on a narrow piece of wood….No shaving? Repeat tap and test.
Try to keep the taps about the same force and don’t hurry.
I just did this with my squirrel tail version of your plane and it took 3 iterations of the process to get to 2 1/2 thou shaving thickness.
Best,
Craig