Shop-Made Pocket Planes
Craft two brass and wood pocket planes — a chisel plane and smoother — with this toolmaking plan. Ideal for fine joinery.
Discover the satisfaction of toolmaking with this step-by-step woodworking plan for building your own shop-made pocket planes. This downloadable project guides you through creating two essential handplanes: a compact chisel plane and a small smoother — both crafted from wood and brass. Whether you're trimming plugs, cleaning glue lines, or fine-tuning joinery, these planes deliver precision and control in a compact form.
With clear instructions, full-size patterns, and tips for both woodworking and light metalworking, this plan makes it approachable to start building your own hand tools. You’ll work with dense hardwoods like wenge for infills and brass side plates that offer a polished look and lasting durability. The project introduces techniques like scribing, infill fitting, and countersinking hardware — all while producing tools you’ll be proud to use. Toolmaking is a rewarding rabbit hole, and these planes are the perfect entry point.
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What You Get:
- 7 printable (digital) pages of step-by-step instructions
- 20 full-color photos, illustrations and exploded views
- Materials and Hardware list
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