On today’s show, I discuss holding small stock for plowing grooves, long planes with narrow irons, frame saw vs. bandsaw for resawing, flattening wooden hand planes, and hand saws for sawing curves.

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Listener Questions

• William needs to secure a small workpiece for plowing a groove.
• Paul is curious about a long jointer plane with a narrow iron.
• Pete is trying to decide between a frame saw and a bandsaw for resawing.
• Josh needs advice for flattening the soles of some old wooden planes.

Main Topic

Today’s main topic was inspired by a question from Patron John Baird and is a discussion on hand saws for cutting curves. Here are the links to the blades and saws I referred to in the discussion.

windwardwoodworks.com

https://www.fine-tools.com/gestell.html

http://www.woodjoytools.com/bowsaws/600mm-bowsaw-38x6t

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