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■Size:
Plane base: Base 290mm, Base width 90mm, Base thickness 36mm
Plane body: Width 70mm, Cutting edge 64mm, Body length 116mm

■Material:
Plane body: Swedish steel K120, base metal: wrought iron
Plane base: white oak, straight grain

■ Preparation gradient: 38°

■Blade angle: 26~27°

■Made in Japan

■ Preparation:
Plane body: Medium grinding finish, need tapping out
Plane stand: Ready to use

■Features:
The steel used is Swedish steel K120, which is ideal for shaving
softwood. It is a plane that is easy to sharpen and light to pull.
The luster of the shaving surface is also unique.
The wrought iron base metal is coarse and brittle, and contains many impurities, resulting in a very soft iron with many lumps.
This makes it easy to sharpen, and the lumps act as a dresser, preventing the whetstone from clogging.
Made using steel and base metal, which are the basics of planes, it is a plane that is easy to sharpen and use.

■Caution:
After use, be sure to return the cutting edge to the base and store it in a safe place.
The plane body is semi-finished.
When first using, please adjust the blade by backing it with a metal plate.
The plane base is also designed to be used immediately, but fine adjustments will be necessary, so please understand this before purchasing.

What makes these planes different

Japanese planes cut on the pull stroke, and it can take a while to adapt to this, though when you do, you’ll discover it gives you both more power and more control.

The laminated steel and iron blade is stout compared to western planes. There a many different planes for all types of work.

 A Japanese plane consists of 4 main elements.

Body - Wood base, usually white oak or red oak.

Blade – Laminated from two pieces of steel, the very hard edge is so brittle, so used thick and very soft iron to supported.

Adjustable Chip breaker – a second blade that breaks the wood fibers after they’re cut, reducing tear out.

Holding pin – Holds the blade and chip breaker in place.

 A Japanese plane consists of 4 main elements

Body - Wood base, usually white oak or red oak.

Blade – Laminated from two pieces of steel, the very hard edge is so brittle, so used thick and very soft iron to supported.

Adjustable Chipbreaker – a second blade that breaks the wood fibres after they’re cut, reducing tear out.

Holding pin – Holds the blade and chipbreaker in place.

How to set up Japanese plane:

1. We are preferring you use wood hammer tap the top of body base to move the blade.

2. Tap top side of blade to adjust the blade fill into body base.

3. Adjust the blade of left side and right side to set horizontal of blade.

Tsunesaburo Plane

Mr. Tsunemitsu Uozumi build up Tsunesaburo Plane Works Co., Ltd. In 1947. Plane blade maker studied under from his grandfather since he was a child and has mastered the secrets of process for making plane for 28years. Now, a third generation of the Tsunesaburo family, the second-generation owner Mr. Asao Uozumi according to the purpose of use utilizing both the traditional method and modern equipment. And keeping the new skill continues to third-generation owner Mr. Toru Uozumi.

For maintenance：

Natural sharpening stones

Japanese planes with the super sharp blade, we are preferring you use natural sharpening stones to grind your planes of blade.

Use before you need insert the chip breaker.

The chip breaker breaks wood fibers so that they do not crack before they are cut loose from the plane iron. It is important that the chip breaker fits exactly on the plane iron, otherwise wood chips can get stuck in the opening and make planning harder and less accurate.

If there is not enough space in the iron bed of the plane for the chip breaker, the wood can be adjusted in the same way as with the plane iron. The chip breaker is then positioned so that it gets stuck under the metal pin that is inserted through the bed. It is important, of course, that the plane iron that has already been placed does not slip.

The Japanese plane differs from the Western plane in one important respect: it is used with a pulling motion, so pull it towards you when planning. To do this, place your "good" hand in front of the iron bed of the plane, and the other hand on the back to be able to steer the plane. If the surface to be planed is very long, it may be necessary to go along with the instrument.

We also offer a selection of Western-style hand plane blades.

Original blade support

We are welcome everyone contacts us to help you make your original planes of blade.

Size:

70mm
Plane base: Base 290mm, Base width 90mm, Base thickness 36mm
Plane body: Width 70mm, Cutting edge 64mm, Body length 116mm

Item no. 4573200717086

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