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A wedge holds the arm. I did modify the placement of the wedge to get it out of the way a bit. Another marking gauge that I made while teaching a class. I think my point was that brass and rosewood are not required. I did put in a longer screw to hold in the blade at some point. I think I made it to back out some carving. The blade is a plow plane blade held in with a dovetailed wedge. I have since seen an old tool catalogue somewhere that also had a router plane that used plow blades, the advantage being that they come in a large assortment of widths.

Another much smaller router plane that I made to clean out around carvings. The blade here is from a modern Stanley small router plane. I also have a router plane that is essentially a truss beam, about three feet long with a blade mounted in the center.

I use this one for cleaning up the tops of piecrust and turreted tea tables, or any table top with a molding carved from the solid. Turns out that the tricky part is tempering them……so the edges are not exactly consistent in hardness, having parts that hold an edge forever and parts that do not. Learn which traditional woodworking hand tools you need to get started, including workbenches, hand planes, hand saws, chisels, and marking gauges.

Learn how to setup and sharpen your own new and used woodworking hand tools, and discover the joy of bringing quaity vintage tools back to full use. Learn how to design woodworking projects in different ways, including sketching, using traditional furniture ratios, and even free woodworking design software. Learn all about wood, including which types of wood to use for furniture, how to select stable wood from the lumber yard, and even how to get wood from logs. Learn how to bring out the beauty of your finished wood projects using traditional furniture finishes including shelac, linseed oils, varnishes, and waxes.

I appreciate all the content you provide. It is helpful for a person like me who is new to woodworking and trying to navigate the craft. I would be very interested in the bow saw video, a black shirt size L and damstom panel clamps. Nashville, TN. Just surfing through. My new found friends are a real joy, so many talents within these people just waiting to be let out and used.. Joshua, FYI: your hand tool link goes to the power tool guide and vice versa.

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