Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-259) and index.
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What is a plane? -- History of planes -- Plane mechanics -- Tuning a plane -- How to plane -- Planes for truing and sizing stock -- Planes for joinery -- Planes for surfacing -- Scrapers -- Planes for shaping -- Specialty planes -- Contemporary plane makers -- Buying planes.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A professional furniture maker presents the history, theory, and practice of the handplane as well as a discussion of everything from tuning and adjusting planes to planing technique.