Matt | December 9, 2007
The original metal bodied router plane most people think of is the Stanley #71 followed by the Stanley #71-1/2. Of course given that the Stanley numbering system often doesn’t make sense to anyone, except for the original Stanley designers and engineers themselves, it would make sense that we might not know essentially they’re both the [...]
Matt | December 6, 2007
For the month of December, Woodcraft is featuring Whiteside’s Edge Beading Bit. A great profile bit for giving your projects that little extra something. The 5/16″ diameter bead that’s cut by the Edge Beading Bit dresses up table aprons, rails, stiles, drawer fronts or can be used to make applied mouldings. Whether used on the [...]
Matt | December 4, 2007
The router plane is becoming popular once again. Both Lie-Nielsen and Veritas are making modern versions of the old Stanley No.71 and 71-1/2. Don’t let the name fool you, the router plane is not a hand plane version of the power router. The router plane doesn’t have a large assortment of profiles and cutter shapes, [...]
Matt | December 2, 2007
The next episode in our talk of speciality planes, let’s talk about the edge trimming plane. A single minded plane, the edge trimmer is meant for ensuring that edges of boards are exactly 90 degrees to the adjoining faces. The body consists of two faces, one that is the sole of the plane through which [...]
