Block Planes

Block planes are the workhorses of the shop. Like our Low Angle Bench Planes, these planes all have the blade bevel up.

No. 102 Low Angle Block Plane 12º, No. 103 Low Angle Block Plane 20º, No. 101 Small Block Plane.

Block planes are the workhorses of the shop. Like our Low Angle Bench Planes, these planes all have the blade bevel up. This works well in low angle planes for end grain and general purpose work.

Higher cutting angles will give excellent results in difficult or highly figured woods. A powerful technique for enhancing the performance of low angle planes is simply to hone an angle higher than 25º on the blade. For example, a 33º bevel makes an effective cutting angle of 45º, and a 38º bevel equals a 50º cutting angle. This is easily done by honing a small secondary bevel - no need to alter the entire bevel.