Smoothing Wide Boards with a Handplane
Proven pro techniques for getting a rough board flat, straight, and square.
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In this video Philip C. Lowe, the founder of the Furniture Institute of Massachusetts, demonstrates how he uses hand planes to transform an imperfect board into one that is straight, flat, and square. This video is part of a series with Lowe in which he answers questions from readers and members about choosing, sharpening, and using handplanes.
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Philip C. Lowe was a long-time woodworker, who got his first taste of of the craft while serving in the Navy. He went on to become one of the most respected and well-known instructors in the country and operated his own school, the Furniture Institute of Massachusetts. Lowe passed away in January 2021. FWW published a tribute to him in issue #288 (April 2021). He made this video workshop in 2012.
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