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Hold
the plane with the corner of the top rear of the plane resting
comfortably in the center of the palm of your hand. Use your other hand as a guide for the
front of the plane.
Note: you can use your first two fingers like a fence for
forming rebates at a certain distance from the edge of a piece
of wood.
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A close up view of how you
use your fingers as a fence to form a rebate. Holding the
plane this way is also very good for controlling the plane.
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| If you are using the plane one handed
you will need to put one finger on the top of the plane in front
of the blade to add
some weight to the front of the plane when starting your cut.
At the same time the top back corner of the plane needs to fit
in the palm of your hand so you have the power to push it. This is the grip I
use when cleaning up a tenon where I am holding the wood in a
shooting board.
There are other photos
showing this in
'Using Planes - Planing Tenons' on the website
If you have small hands and you can't keep the corner of the
plane in the palm of your hand while having one finger in front
of the blade as shown, planes can be shortened in length to
ensure the correct grip. Contact us if this is as issue for you. |
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| When I use a shoulder plane to clean up
the shoulder of a tenon I lay the plane on its side as shown in
the photo. There are other photos
showing this in
'Using Planes - Planing Tenons' on the website |
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