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  1. 8th March 2012, 12:39 PM #1
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    Hi All,

    What would people suggest is the best plane to clean up the inside of a cabinet when fitting in drawers? I am talking about getting that last 1/2-1mm off to get a perfect fit.

    I was thinking either one of these, as I'd be going across the grain I was leaning towards the LV skewed plane. The smaller size would save my knuckles as well...

    Veritsa Skew Rabbet Plane:

    Veritas® Skew Rabbet Plane - Lee Valley Tools

    Lie-Nielsen Bench Rabbet Plane:

    Lie-Nielsen Toolworks USA | Bench Rabbet Plane

    So can anyone tell me if there is a better option out there that I am totally missing?


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    Hi joez,
    I would probably be adjusting the drawer rather than the inside of the cabinet.
    Any well set up smoothing plane can do that for you.
    Plane the sides of the drawer, taking equal amounts from each side to keep it centred.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scribbly Gum View Post
    Hi joez,
    I would probably be adjusting the drawer rather than the inside of the cabinet.
    Any well set up smoothing plane can do that for you.
    Plane the sides of the drawer, taking equal amounts from each side to keep it centred.
    Cheers
    SG
    Hi SG

    Yes I do that too, but before I touch the drawers I like to put a straight edge on the inside of the cabinet and take out any high spots and make sure the insides are as square as possible.

    I've made the mistake in the past of taking too much off my drawers sides, when in fact all I had to do was to remove a high spot or two on the inside of my cabinet. Who knows It might just be my poor assembly skills lol.


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    Quote Originally Posted by joez View Post
    Hi SG

    Yes I do that too, but before I touch the drawers I like to put a straight edge on the inside of the cabinet and take out any high spots and make sure the insides are as square as possible.

    I've made the mistake in the past of taking too much off my drawers sides, when in fact all I had to do was to remove a high spot or two on the inside of my cabinet. Who knows It might just be my poor assembly skills lol.


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    OK gotcha.
    I haven't had to do it, but if it is just for a high spot or two then maybe a low angle block plane would be fine.
    It's going to be awkward if the back is on to clean up inside the cabinet, so probably best to get it attended to beforehand.
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    If you have to remove wood from inside the cabinet - and it does happen - then you need a rabbet-type plane to get into the edges.

    Veritas skew block plane
    LN rabbet block plane
    Stanley/LN #10 or #10 1/2 bench plane
    Sandpaper glued to a block of wood
    Wide shoulder plane.

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    Default LN rabbet block plane

    I went for the LN rabbet block plane to do just that. It is small enough to get between the drawer runners.

    Having said that, on the next set of drawers I made, I made sure the runners were flush with the rails before fixing them inside the frame/box.
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