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G'day Craig,

You should consider the "Hong Kong-Style High-Angle Smooth Plane" from LV. It is very good on figured timber and, if you turn the blade around, works as a scraper as well.

A simple...

Hi James,

To camber with the straight roller, place a narrow strip of hard plastic on one side of your stone. Roll with one side of the roller on the strip to camber one side, then switch the...

Use it bevel up and they are very good scrapers. I bought the regular and mini smoothers. They are excellent value planes.

Mujingfang planes are honest hardworking planes. You can't go wrong for...

Hi there,

I am helping a close buddy locate user manuals for his Casadei machines,
1. TS 900 - Table saw with Spindle Moulder
2. FS 350 - Planer/Jointer combination machine

These are 3 phase...

G'day mates,

I don't use any back bevel for my irons and all my bench planes are bevel down woodies, mainly Mujingfangs and HNT Gordon.

But I have reversed the iron and use them. The...

I have the HNT Trying, Smoother and Jack. They are my go-to planes for hardwood. I have a pair of the Mujingfang Palm smoother too. Works great for the small areas.

Reverse the blade on smoothers...

Thanks for the link Dan. Saw a Radius Plane on the website too. Looks a lot like a Muji to me, hehehehe

Cheers Matt,

That's very impressive indeed for a workshop setup.

Dang, I actually read in a thread about an outdoor "dust shield", for lack for a better word, that you place directly behind a...

G'day mates,

I have read here not so long ago about a "umbrella" like retractable dust shield that you place behind a miter/sliding miter saw to prevent saw dust from flying all over the place.
...

"Planeography" better than "Planeophobia" :D

G'day Dave,

That's one helluva collections. Congrats mate.

It is a wonderful feeling to be able to restore and use a vintage tool. And the Yankee screwdrivers, .... S W E E T....

Again,...

G'day Justin,

For the sole, a thin layer of wax should keep it rust free. The next time you use it, the wax will act as a lube. You may need to reapply during usage for easier planing. If you wax...

??? Made in Canada ??? for $30.

What's the catch? No blade included. Blade is $80...:D

Or worse, disposable blades? :(

Just kidding Rob.

Dang, talk about insider information. This is like...

G'day Rob,

My thoughts were how to "tune" the planes to give them a finer finish. I have about 9 Mujingfangs, some were bought from LV, and all of them are not finished well, I think.

But being...

G'day mates,

Has anyone used Mujingfang's Round and Hollow planes?

LV are now selling them, http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=64009&cat=1,230,41182.

I am very happy with...

G'day Shawn,

Veritas has the Low Angle Smoother & Bevel Up Smoother, essentially both are bevel up planes with different blade sizes.

The Veritas Low Angle Smoother has square and grounded...

Terry Gordon from http://www.hntgordon.com.au/index.html

Chris Vesper from http://www.vespertools.com.au/

I would say any small hammer or mallet will do since only light taps on the blade and back of the plane (above the heel) are required.

I use the LV plane hammer just because I bought one. I was...

Hi all,

I am new to Sawmill Creek and works primarily with handtools. I own and regularly use the Hong Kong style 45 degree bed (smoother, jack and jointer) and high angle Mujingfang planes...