Hand Plane Blades & Breakers
J.S. Bogdanovich Guitars offers plane making kits for both the bench plane and the compass plane. We also offer a complete plane making kit which includes both plane kits and the dvd. The plane kits contain everything you need to get started following along with the DVD. Dimensions of all components in the kits are the same as that used in the DVD. The dimensions of course may be changed to suit you purpose but it is suggested that for any dimensional changes the plans be redrawn before construction to avoid errors. Making wooden hand planes is a great woodworking project and will bring you closer to your work.
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Blades & Breakers
The blade and breaker assembly for the compass plane are custom made for us by Ron Hock. The strraight blade for the bench plane is a standard 1 1/2" wide Hock blade. These blades and breakers have been designed for use in these types of hand planes and are the finest quality blade and breaker assembly available. The curved blade has an 8" radius cutting edge. Both blades are 1-1/2" wide and 3-1/2" long and are 3/16" thick to eliminate deflection and chatter.
These blades are made of high quality high carbon steel to hold an edge longer, yet are not difficult to sharpen. Both the blades and breakers require some preparation before use. This preparation is explained in detail on the Plane Making DVD and on the sharpening plane blades page on this site.
