SETTING UP THE PLANE – STEP-BY-STEP

1 The sharp blade is clamped to the cap iron, usually with a large screw whose slot is conveniently sized to be done up with the end of the plane’s lever cap. The cap iron’s job is to curl or break apart the wood shavings immediately after the blade has made the cut. 2 If doing fine work, you’ll want the end of the cap iron very close to the tip of the blade; around 1mm. For coarser work, removing lots of wood quickly, you’ll want it further away; say 2-3mm. The blade and cap iron are now clamped to the frog, the iron block that holds the blade at the correct angle, with the lever cap. 3 The frog is usually adjustable (before you put the blade in place)…

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Practical Boat Owner (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2015

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