How-To
Tune Up a Shoulder Plane
Sharpen the blade and clean up the tool to ensure top performance when trimming tenons and rabbets.
Before putting a new shoulder plane to use, it must be tuned and sharpened properly. In this video, hand-tool woodworker Chris Gochnour walks through the process of tuning up a shoulder plane, from flattening and squaring the sole to setting the blade.
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Thanks Chris,
You are a true teacher, I enjoy and grow from your articles.
I recently bought a nice shoulder plane and it is very useful. I think this tune up will make it even better. I also have an old wooden skew shoulder plane and suspect that the skew actually gives a neater cut.
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