Philip C. Lowe
Beverly, Mass.

The founder of the Furniture Institute of Massachusetts answers eight questions from readers about choosing, sharpening, and using handplanes.
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QUESTIONS

1		What are the first two or three planes a woodworker should own? PLAY 1 Danny Thompson Via the Internet
2		What do I need to know to get started with wooden molding planes? PLAY 2Ed Harrison Meridian, Miss.
3		How do I camber a plane iron, and what’s the right amount of camber? PLAY 3Andrew Homan Burlington, Vt.
4		I ran over a brad with a smoothing plane and nicked the sole. How do I repair the damaged chisels? PLAY 4Kevin Barnard Via the Internet
5		What’s the proper mouth opening between the plane blade and the sole? PLAY 5David Brumsickle Via the Internet
6		What plane do you use for smoothing difficult grain? PLAY 6BioMan Via Knots
7		NOW PLAYING How do you keep a scraper plane from chattering?Malcolm Granberry Via the Internet
8		Watch this beginning October 25 Can you demonstrate how to level a wide panel with a handplane?Jeff S. Jackson Fort Wayne, Ind.