Making Traditional Side Escapement Planes
with Larry Williams
Very little has been documented about moulding planes; how they are used and how they are made. Larry Williams demonstrates the traditional method of making a pair of hollows and rounds from a solid billet, including blade making, hardening and tempering. Hollows and rounds are used in combination to make complex mouldings. This unique work is interesting both as a historical...
Hock 3 1/2'' Radius-Edge Krenov-Style Plane Assemblies
The Hock 3 1/2" Radius-Edge Krenov-Style Plane Assemblies are designed in collaboration with James Krenov's Fine-Woodworking studio in Fort Bragg USA. These blades are 3/16" thick and come in sizes ranging from 1 1/4" to 1 3/4", with a 30° bevel. Made from high carbon steel, they include a chip breaker and assembly screw.
Hock 4 1/2'' Straight-Edge Krenov-Style Plane Assemblies
The Hock 4 1/2" Straight-Edge Krenov-Style Plane Assemblies are designed for use in wooden planes inspired by the James Krenov style. Available in sizes from 1" to 2", the blades are made from high-carbon steel and are 3/16" thick, offering durability and reducing deflection during use. The assemblies include a chip breaker and cap iron for enhanced performance in fine woodworking...
Hock Block Plane Kit
Here Ron Hock offers a small version of their ever-popular Krenov-style wooden plane kit. This handy Block Plane comes with a 1" wide blade, ends up 5¾" long and trims down to 5" or less depending on your needs. Jatoba body.
Hock Scraper Plane Kit
The Ron Hock Scraper Plane Kits are precision-made from jatoba. The O1 Hock blade is bedded at 95° and hardened to Rc58 for burr "rollability".
The parts are taller than their Krenov-style Plane Kit to allow for necessary blade access and a comfortable grip.
1 3/4" Iron Width x 11" Finished Length
Hock Shoulder Plane Kit
The Shoulder Plane Kit is precision-made from beech and jatoba for beauty, performance and durability. This easy-to-assemble kit requires a only drill (for the locator dowels), some glue and clamps, and some fine tuning and shaping to complete. The bevel-down blade is bedded at 37.5° for low-angle end-grain planing of shoulders. 3/4" Tee Blade (#SH075) is included.
Hock Spokeshave Kit
Ron Hock has done all the cutting for their jatoba Spokeshave Kit - you just have to glue in the brass wear-strip and shape the handles to suit your hands. All the parts are included: depth-adjuster set screws, brass thumb screws to secure the blade and a HOCK blade (SP062S).
A fun, simple and affordable way to add a wooden spokeshave to your tool chest.
Hock Wooden Spokeshave Blades
These are the two-threaded-post style carbon steel blades and yes, the brass thumbnuts are included.
The small blade has a 11/2" cutting edge and is 2 1/2" by 7/16" overall.
The larger blade has a 2 3/4" cutting edge and is 4 7/16" x 5/8" overall.
Hock Woodworking Plane Kit
Ron Hock's precision made kit provides a quick, sure way to realize the satisfaction of using a handmade wooden plane. Complete with a HOCK PLANE-IRON ASSEMBLY all you need is a drill, some clamps, glue, a knife to adjust the throat, sandpaper (or plane) to true the sole, and a means of sharpening the iron.
A HOCK plane kit is ideal for the novice as well as the professional woodworker who can't...
Veritas Hardware Kits for Wooden Spokeshaves
Traditional wooden spokeshaves are still popular tools, despite modern alternatives that offer better control over depth of cut.
Typical spokeshave blades have tangs that wedge into holes in the tool body. Cut depth is adjusted by tapping the tang ends or the base of the blade. Many users find ways to refine this haphazard process, but most require a screwdriver or other tool, or the blade must...
Veritas Wooden Plane Hardware Kit + PM-V11 Blade
With this kit (and basic woodworking skills) you can build a bevel-down wood-bodied smooth plane with a Norris-style mechanism for easy depth and lateral adjustment.
The kit includes a blade, a Norris-style adjuster with a steel cup to seat it in, plus a knob, tapped insert and cross pin for the lever cap, all made of brass. The lapped PM-V11 blade is 1/8" thick and 1 5/8" wide with...