Dimensioning a Large Panel | Build a Cutting Board with Hand Tools | Hand Plane Foundations

Welcome to my Hand Plane Foundations course. In this course I'm going to introduce the different types of bench planes and discuss their setup and use, focusing on the planes you’ll need most as a new hand tool woodworker. I’ll cover sharpening the iron, setting up the cap iron, and troubleshooting and tuning the tool up to perform at its best. I’ll finish up by building a modern two tone cutting board from some beautiful North American hardwoods, completely by hand.

[@rattlejake0422]

Fantastic series, Bob, thanks so much. I love your striking knife, too, by the way; very cool.

[@BRFineWoodworking]

Thanks!

[@osu122975]

Don't sand. Grain pops better planed. Kinda defeats the purpose of using a smoothing plane.

[@rostoi6985]

Hi I don't understand why you all on youtube are planning that much accross the grain to flatten surfaces. Work with the grain please. Only need to think a bit more time but it is the way wood must be worked.

[@BRFineWoodworking]

I can't speak of anyone else, but I work this way because it’s a historically accurate and correct way to do it, that also happens to be extremely efficient and effective.

[@rostoi6985]

@@BRFineWoodworking believe me working with the grain is a way better and softer.

[@BRFineWoodworking]

After over 20 years of working exclusively by hand and taking thousands of board feet of lumber from rough sawn to finish ready using only hand planes, I'll have to agree to disagree.

[@rostoi6985]

@@BRFineWoodworking i understand. There s another way.

[@BRFineWoodworking]

Yes indeed. The beautiful thing about this craft is that there always is another way, and none of them are wrong. Thanks for providing your perspective.

[@ibrhemahmed170]

Thank you about use /ing hand plane

[@radiumcat9483]

Thank you so much for this series of videos, Bob! It's helped me immensely in improving my hand tool skills

[@BRFineWoodworking]

Thanks! So happy to hear that!

[@BRFineWoodworking]

Thanks! So happy to hear that!