Wooden Jointer
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David Perrott 4 years ago.
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I really prefer wooden bodied planes. I find them to work better and they resonate with me. I would never get rid of my Stanley no.4, while my no.5 and no.6 is a different story. I just found this 22″ Chapin union factory jointer. Not bad for $15. In theory I can do anything with this smoother, jack, and jointer.
Great score, David. I’ve been looking more lately into wooden planes. Having not found any in garage sales or elsewhere, I’ve been thinking of trying to make my own.
I hope these planes serve you well for many years. Let us know how the learning curve is for setting them up and getting them to cut properly.
Matt, Northern California - Started a blog in 2016: http://tinyshopww.blogspot.com/
They aren’t too hard to adjust. Its fun to smack it with a hammer! Since I have wooden and iron equivalents, sometimes I get lazy and just change the plane instead of adjusting it! I have 2 extra irons and will eventually make 2 smoothers. I have found that good wooden smoothers with a tight mouth are a bit tricky to find. I have been fortunate that I have a wooden scrub, smoother, jack, jointer, plow, moving fillister, and some moulding planes. I really enjoy them more than metal, but like I said I will never get rid of the no.4
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