RWW 165 From Boat Anchor Junk to Fore Plane

I hear from a lot of people who tell me they are saving money to buy a premium Scrub or Fore plane. I’m very quick to tell them that it is a waste of money to buy a modern, precisely manufactured plane to be used as a tool that required very light tolerances to do its job well. Of course I own both a Veritas Scrub and Fore plane so I’m being a bit hypocritical. We all make mistakes right? So I put my money where my mouth is and in about an hour’s work converted a beat up and rusty Jack plane into a Fore plane that will match my Veritas stroke for stroke. Its really just a simple matter of cleaning it up and cambering the blade.

Thanks to Hyperkitten Tool Co for donating the two planes in this video. Check out Josh’s tools for sale and subscribe to his email list. Its the only way to move fast enough to get some of his great tools.

Wanna Win One of These Restored Planes?

Leave a comment below telling me about your next project and how your hope to use this plane in the project. I’ll draw two names on September 9th and ship them out for free.