Tuning Japanese Planes - Part 1 of 5 - Lapping the Back of the Blade
Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a Japanese plane, and guess what - it's not doing ANYTHING straight out of the box! Gosh dang and darn it! Fear not!...
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Tuning Japanese Planes - Part 2 of 5 - Sharpening the Bevel
With the back of our plane's blade lapped flat, it is time to turn our attention to the fun side - the bevel. If you have sharpened any plane blade...
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Tuning Japanese Planes - Part 3 of 5 - Fitting the Blade to the Block
Once our blade is beautifully sharp, the next job is to fit it to the block (dai). We want to arrive at a fit that requires firm hammer hits to...
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Tuning Japanese Planes - Part 4 of 5 - Tuning the Sole
The blade is sharp and set, and it is time to take control of the sole! Establish Your Contact Patches The plane will need a contact patch both at the...
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Tuning Japanese Planes - Part 5 of 5 - Fitting the Chipbreaker
The last part (for the moment) in our Japanese plane tuning series! In this video, we get back on the sharpening equipment to tune and fit the chipbreaker. Lap the...
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Tuning Japanese Planes - Addendum C - The Tsutsumi
Many high-end hand-made kanna feature a tsutsumi - an extra facet below the blade that cradles the bevel as it sits in the block. We haven't touched on the tsutsumi thus...
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Tuning Japanese Planes - Addendum B - Ura Dashi (Tapping Out a Plane Blade)
Well, here we are. You're thinking of taking a hammer to your beautiful Japanese plane blade. You have either totally lost it or you're a brave woodworker dedicated to your...
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Tuning Japanese Planes - Addendum A - The Mimi
The Mimi are the "ears" of the Japanese plane blade, the facets either side of the cutting edge. Their purpose is to allow the cutting edge to present itself to...
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Seating a Japanese Plane Blade (including printable PDF instructions)
Our planes, like all Japanese planes, ship from the manufacturer with a small amount of tuning yet to be done. This allows users to tune their plane for use in...
