RIScov.pag

Guide Blocks for Accurate Hand-Planing

B

ECAUSEI DON’TOWNa jointer, I rely on my bench planes for
truing up my lumber. To maintain a consistent angle, I cut guide
blocks from scrap pieces of hardwood and clamp them to the plane. I
make a few passes, check the angle, then make final adjustments using
the plane’s lever arm to tilt the blade.
—JACKGABON,Missoula, Mont.

CHAPTER THREE

End view of

Workpiece 45° guide block

90° guide block

clamped to a plane