• Home
  • Blog
    • Audio Podcast Archive
    • Joinery
    • News & Ramblings
    • Projects
    • Q & A
    • Shop Tips
    • Tools
  • Videos
  • Online Classes
    • Foundations of Traditional Woodworking
RegisterLogin

Login with your site account

Prove your humanity


Lost your password?

Not a member yet? Register now

Register a new account

Are you a member? Login now

Bob Rozaieski Fine Woodworking
  • Home
  • Blog
    • Audio Podcast Archive
    • Joinery
    • News & Ramblings
    • Projects
    • Q & A
    • Shop Tips
    • Tools
  • Videos
  • Online Classes
    • Foundations of Traditional Woodworking

Shop Tips

How to Adjust a Wooden Hand Plane

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools, Videos
  • Date November 20, 2020
  • Comments 9 comments
Wooden coffin smooth planes

Wooden hand planes can be confusing to the new hand tool user because it isn’t very intuitive how to use them. Bailey style metal planes, while very complex, have obvious depth and lateral adjustments. Wooden planes are very simple by comparison, but it isn’t very obvious how one would adjust the depth of cut or lateral position of the iron. In this video, I attempt to demystify the process.

Share this:

  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)

Tag:Hand Planes, Hand Planing

author avatar
Bob Rozaieski

I'm a passionate woodworking enthusiast of over 30 years, with an interest in the methods of pre-industrial joiners and cabinetmakers. I'm a furniture maker, teacher, and author, and I share my thoughts and experiences with the goal of educating and inspiring others who are pursuing the craft of traditional woodworking. In addition to writing about and teaching traditional woodworking, I also build commission pieces for customers, and speak at woodworking shows and seminars.

Previous post

How to Install a Half Mortise Lock
November 20, 2020

Next post

Shop Tour 2009 & Shop Organization Ideas
November 23, 2020

    9 Comments

  1. Willard Anderson
    November 21, 2020
    Reply

    For adjusting an iron that needs to be centered on the body (rabbet planes), lightly tapping the iron on the right or left above the place where the bevel starts will center it. Sometimes the plane iron is exactly the width of the body and you need to have the iron a bit proud at the plane cheek you are resting on the rabbet shoulder to get a sharp interface. With molding planes, the iron generally rests tight against the left cheek. So sometimes you need to snug the iron in so that the profiles match. In that case, a ball peen hammer with the wedge ground thin is perfect for side adjustments to get down inside the throat.

    • ikustwood
      November 23, 2020
      Reply

      Thank you Sir

  2. ikustwood
    November 23, 2020
    Reply

    just to the hammer its awesome. I didn’t realize that there was 2 kind of heads.

  3. ikustwood
    November 23, 2020
    Reply

    I meant: just for the hammer information it was pertinent for me!

  4. ikustwood
    November 23, 2020
    Reply

    Bob sorry to ask: do you have a video showing the hammer beign made??

    • Bob Rozaieski
      November 23, 2020
      Reply

      No, I didn’t make a video of making that hammer. I don’t use it anymore. It had some design flaws that I wasn’t crazy about so I abandoned the design.

      • ikustwood
        November 23, 2020
        Reply

        Oh! Using a standard brass hammer now? or not at all since you don’t have them anymore (only metal planes ) ?

        • Bob Rozaieski
          November 23, 2020
          Reply

          I just use one of my regular wooden mallets. I don’t have a specific hammer for adjusting wooden planes.

          • ikustwood
            November 23, 2020

            fair enough. that said , prefer brass head for adjusting laterally the blade

Join the Discussion Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe!Get Notified Whenever We Publish New Content

Would you like to receive notifications when new content is added to the site? Just enter your email address below and click "Subscribe" to get on the notification list. Don't worry, we'll never share your email with anyone. It'll be our little secret!

Search

Categories

  • Audio
  • Joinery
  • News & Ramblings
  • Projects
  • Q & A
  • Shop Tips
  • Tools
  • Videos

Popular Classes

English Workbench

English Workbench

Free
Hand Saw Foundations

Hand Saw Foundations

Free
Hand Plane Foundations

Hand Plane Foundations

Free

About

  • About
  • Testimonials

Links

  • RSS Feed
  • YouTube

Information

  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy

Support

  • Contact

Copyright © 2015-2022 Bob Rozaieski Fine Woodworking

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy