Handplane Fundamentals: Grain, Tearout, and Blade Angle
To prevent tearout, you must understand what causes it.
Oct 04, 2016
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Nothing exemplifies the quality of an accomplished and experienced woodworker better than the full command of handplanes. In this online video class, teacher and furniture maker Mike Pekovich leads you on the journey toward a mastery of handplanes.
In this episode Mike shows how you can overcome one of the most frustrating aspects of handplaning: grain tearout. Mike will talk about grain direction and how it can cause tearout if you’re not careful. He also gives some tips on how to plane tricky areas without tearing up the surface.
Videos in the Series
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Handplane Fundamentals: Why You Need Handplanes
October 4, 2016
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Handplane Fundamentals: Grain, Tearout, and Blade Angle
October 4, 2016
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Handplane Fundamentals: Sharpening
October 11, 2016
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Handplane Fundamentals: The Block Plane
October 18, 2016
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Handplane Fundamentals: Shoulder and Smoothing Planes
October 25, 2016
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Handplane Fundamentals: The Jack Plane
November 1, 2016
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Handplane Fundamentals: Special-Purpose Planes
November 8, 2016
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Handplane Fundamentals: The Card Scraper
November 15, 2016
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Securing Work on the Bench
November 29, 2016
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Handplane Fundamentals: Prepping Furniture Parts
December 6, 2016
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Handplane Fundamentals: Flat and Smooth
December 13, 2016
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Recommended resources: Fundamentals of Handplanes
June 18, 2020
Comments
Good job presenting the fundamentals of grain direction and planes.
This is really helpful. I've never seen this material presented in such a way before. Thanks, Mike.
Love it, thanks. Well presented.
Finally, a comprehensive explanation on how to deal with planing all types of grain situations.
Thanks. Robert
Thanks Mike P
Again an excellent video. Great job Mike.
Hi. You have helped me a lot. Thank you! jk
Fantastic refresher for me. Thanks.
Thank you for making these videos. I am a beginner and I love the planes. I have read a quite a bit on the subject but this video format really brings it all together and gave me some points that I was not able to find by reading. Nice sharpening stone holder, can we get the plans?
I really liked the video and the explanations. My only critique is that the grain direction on the boards was shown or stated. Thanks for taking the time to make the video!
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Wow, Episode 2 was fantastic. I have looked everywhere(with moderate success) for a good explanation of why certain angles of bevels work best on certain types of grain. I am more efficient when understanding why something is done in addition to how something is done. Thank you Mike and FW. I look forward to the other episodes.
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