The Woodshop Shed

Vertical Plane till

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


Started collecting and restoring Stanley Hand Planes. Each of these planes is a user, however this collection started inhabiting a lot of real estatate on my table saw side table, and had to be moved each time I wanted to use the saw. I wanted a vertical till so it would not take up quite so much room. Additionally, I am hoping that I can protect the planes from humidity somewhat by housing in a cabinet with doors. The cabinet sides are made of Cherry, the back is made of 3/4 Cherry Ply. This was important because it is holding all the weight of the planes and cabinet. The doors are a combination of Cherry and wormy maple. I was pretty happy with the resulting contrast. The raised panels were all cut on the table saw. The cleats for the till were cut on the band saw and finish shaping on the spindle sander. Wipe on poly for the finish.There is something really zen about hand tools, not giving up the plugged in tools for sure, but if I can use a plane, chisel or hand saw, it is rewarding and often faster.

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