Section 4.3 Hand Planes 79
Planing Chamfers and
Bevels
Chamfers and bevels are commonly made
along the edges of stock to dull the “sharp” edge.
A chamfer is an angle cut made across part of
an edge. A bevel is an angle cut made across the
entire edge.
Use a marking gauge to lay out lines around
the edges of the stock. Clamp the board in a vise
close to the lines. Hold the plane at the desired
angle and plane the chamfer or bevel to the lay-
out lines. See Figure 4-46. A chamfer plane is a
good tool for this operation.
Using a Rabbet Plane
As noted earlier, a rabbet plane is used to
make rabbet joints along the edges of stock after
it has been squared. The rabbet plane has an ad-
justable fence for the width and a depth stop to
limit the depth of the cut.
Set the guides on the rabbet plane to the de-
sired dimensions of the rabbet. Clamp the stock
in a vise near the edge to be planed. Hold the
rabbet plane against the edge of the stock. Use
fi rm, even pressure to push the plane along the
stock. Remove only a small amount of stock dur-
ing each pass. Continue cutting until the wood
joint reaches the predetermined depth.
Using a Router Plane
A router plane is used to smooth the bottom
of wood joints such as the dado, groove, and lap.
Clamp the stock in a vise so that the joint to be
Figure 4-46. Planing a chamfer.
Figure 4-45. Plane with a block plane to the middle of the stock. Then reverse and plane in the other direction.
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