CWG Library Item No. 207
 
Handplanes in the Woodshop
with Mario Rodriguez
45 minutes
If you're like many woodworkers, you own handplanes, but never learned how to use them to their best advantage. In this video, teacher and plane expert Mario Rodriguez shows the basics of using planes and how four basic planes - the jointer, the smooth plane, the shoulder plane, and the block plane - can change the way you do woodworking. In this video you'll see:
• how to tune and sharpen a plane
• correct stance and planing technique
• how to joint an edge
• how to adjust drawers for a perfect fit
• how to trim tenons and other joints
• how to surface stock with planes
Mario Rodriguez is a contributing editor of Fine Woodworking magazine and teaches woodworking at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. He also offers workshops on a variety of subjects including plane use and plane building.

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