Thread: Storage of Planes in a Cabinet

I have a strip of wood glued in thick enough to keep the blade clear. The toe rests on this and the tail end is kept in position by another strip.
Cheers,
Jim

There's been a bit of discussion in this thread of late https://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/p...-ideas-112149/

Mat,

I have a dedicated drawer with wooden dividers to keep the planes separated and still, with a heel and toe rest that has a small piece of cork sheet glued on to stop scratching the sole and keep the blade clear of the floor of the drawer. Thus the planes are held upright and ready to pick up and use. The configuration allows for a complete set of my chosen beasts (Pope) to be arranged side by side, with a second set facing the other direction.

BR,

Fraser

Originally Posted by mat

I am interested to hear opinions on the best method for storing (holding) planes in a tool cabinet. There are a variety of methods I have seen including holding them in a vertical position, on their sides and just straight on their soles.

Views on risk to blades when stored on their soles when perhaps their blades have not been retracted would also be useful.

Opinions on space effectiveness of storage is another aspect of consideration.

Any variation due to type of plane would be useful also.

Originally Posted by Loco1960

The configuration allows for a complete set of my chosen beasts (Pope) to be arranged side by side, with a second set facing the other direction.

Might I ask: why have two complete sets? Are they set differently, or is one for rougher work, or something?

Originally Posted by samwilson

Might I ask: why have two complete sets? Are they set differently, or is one for rougher work, or something?

Sounds about right to me.
I have one set for rougher work, sharp and set with a wider mouth than the set for fine/finishing work which are set finer and frighteningly sharp. (finer mouth opening - 0.010")
The rough set from #2 - 6, finer set from #2 - 7. The #8 hasn't been dusted for a while.

Take care and Stay Sharp,
Jim

Originally Posted by samwilson

Might I ask: why have two complete sets? Are they set differently, or is one for rougher work, or something?

Hi Samwilson,

The simple reply is "because you can" - tool collecting is an untreatable disease, but who wants to be cured?

Specifically on Falcon/Pope, they made planes in three distinct periods, as identified by the lever cap inscription. First "Falcon, A Pope Product", then "Falcon Pope" then just "Pope". The first two were similar but the latter has different castings, an aluminium frog and was painted blue. All were beautiful and superb quality planes. So, why wouldn't an enthusiast want a set of Falcons and a set of Popes?

BR,

Fraser

Originally Posted by samwilson

Might I ask: why have two complete sets? Are they set differently, or is one for rougher work, or something?

I agree with Jim, but prefer the term "coarse".

as an example I was finish shaping a set of table legs the other day after they'd been through the thicknesser for tapering
I was using two planes, both set for a fine finish cut — one for the side of the leg where the grain was "behaving", the other (a BU with a high cutting angle) for the side with the misbehaving grain
I could have easily used another two planes (with similar blade set ups) set to take a slightly coarser cut

What opened my eyes was Chris Schwarz's DVD Coarse Medium Fine