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| Plane Safety Tips |
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- Use the appropriate plane for the work at hand.
- Use Bench planes for stock removal, smoothing rough surfaces, truing, and fine finishing.
- Use Jack Planes or longer planes for longer length planing (i.e. doors) to produce a straight line.
- Use block or trimming planes for end grain, where single handed working is required, and to dress up short work.
- For optimal cutting performance, place cutters in bench planes bevel side down and cutters for block planes bevel side up.
- Always keep the blade sharp.
- Lightly oil the working surfaces after use.
- Rest the plane on its side when not in use.
- Store the plane with its cutter retracted to avoid premature edge wear.
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