Jointing board edges with a handplane

[derekcohen]

It is not always easy to get exactly square edges with a handplane. Takes a lot of practice, and even then it is tricky. So I built a fence that I could clamp onto a plane. Nothing fancy, but a couple of pieces of off-cut. But it works extremely well.

Just ride the fence against the vertical side of the timber, take shallow cuts, and (of course) cut with the grain.

I plan to make another one with a longer fence. THis one, while short, works very well - just that a longer fence would be provide better support.

Regards from Perth

Derek


Pic #1 - view from side. Note that there is a notch/cut-out for the blade.

[derekcohen]

In this pic you see the fence from the rear. You can just make out that it is clamped to the handplane (used is a HNT Gordon Try plane).

[derekcohen]

In the last pic you can see it all.