A shorter course in woodworking; a practical manual for home and school . Fig. 96 Common Tools and Their Uses 37. Fig- 97 grained wood than for hard,and the cap-iron be nearerthe edge for hard beginner is apt to setthe iron to project toomuch,—to make too thickshavings. To raise the iron of awooden plane, hold the planewith the left hand so that the iron cannot fall through, and tap on the top of the fore end of the plane(Fig. 112) or on the rear end of the smoothing-plane (Fig. 113). When the iron is adjusted fix it firmlyin place by tapping on top ofthe chip or wedge whichholds it i


A shorter course in woodworking; a practical manual for home and school . Fig. 96 Common Tools and Their Uses 37. Fig- 97 grained wood than for hard,and the cap-iron be nearerthe edge for hard beginner is apt to setthe iron to project toomuch,—to make too thickshavings. To raise the iron of awooden plane, hold the planewith the left hand so that the iron cannot fall through, and tap on the top of the fore end of the plane(Fig. 112) or on the rear end of the smoothing-plane (Fig. 113). When the iron is adjusted fix it firmlyin place by tapping on top ofthe chip or wedge whichholds it in place (Fig. 114).To lower the cutting-edge, tapon the upper end of the iron(Fig. 115) and then on the chipas before. To remove the ironfor sharpening, the chip alsoFig- 98 is removed. Hold the plane in the left hand in these ad-justing operations. Do not strike any part of it while it rests on anythingsolid. If the cutting-edge projects unevenly, tap on one edge of theupper part of the iron (Fig. 116). Good planes are made with woodenstocks, but with the adjustments of theiron planes. Some workmen still


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