After learning how to tune up our block planes and sharpen all of our irons, it is time to start building some Wooden Bench Planes. Making your own tools allows you to customize and build tools specifically for your woodworking needs. Aside from tool making being such a pleasurable experience, it strengthens the bond between the craftsman and his instruments. If you build a tool you are going to have a better perspective of how the tool is going to work and react with the material. A better understanding of how a tool reacts yields better quality of work.
The first bench plane that I am building is a Smoothing Plane. It is a mid-size plane used for smoothing up and finishing surfaces. The irons are so sharps that the cuts are exceptional. No need for sandpaper. In fact, at Inside Passage sandpaper is a bad word. Pictured above is my smoothing plane all cut up and ready for assembly. The second photo is the plane assembly in clamps for the glue up. Once the glue up is complete, I can cut it to final shape and make some final touch ups.
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