Reply To: Stanley No 78 Welcome! › Forums › General Woodworking Discussions › Tools and Tool Maintenance/Restoration › Stanley No 78 › Reply To: Stanley No 78 19 September 2021 at 9:33 am #729345 Benoît Van NotenParticipant As Ed says, push hard with the left hand on the fence to keep the plane body parallel to the edge (vertical) and use your right hand just to move forward without a tight grip on the handle.