Making and Mastering Wood Planes - Second Revised Edition
With this book and a weekend you can make a plane and learn to use it effectively. You'll discover a wealth of general woodworking tips and acquire a solid grounding in many fundamentals of fine woodworking.
Now in its third printing, Making and Mastering Wood Planes by master craftsman David Finck is the definitive book and a classic introduction to the art of fine woodworking.
- Essential reading for anyone with an interest in handplanes. ...I wore out my first copy
- Christopher Schwarz (Popular Woodworking and Woodworking Magazine
- ...the best book available on making and using Krevov-style wooden planes. Finck's advise on construction and planing techniques is a woodworking education in itself. He also provides excellent insights and instructions on tools, power-tool techniques, jigs and the theories underlying the processes of plane making. A clearly written and far-ranging treatise.
- Ellis Walentine (Webmaster & Host Woodcentral.com)
- What I'd like to see happen, through this book that David has written, is for you to make a plane or planes that will, in turn, make fine music
James Krenov (from the foreword to Making and Mastering Wood Planes)
- ISBN: 978-0-615-27353-2
- Hickory Ridge Press, 2nd Printing, Revised Edition 2009
- Soft-cover with enhanced Lay-flat binding, 192 pp, 240 color photos, 93 drawings
If you're interested in making wood planes, take a few minutes to view the videos below in which David provides an introduction to his book and provides some insight into the process.
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