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I learned to make handplanes from David Finck and Tod Herrli. David makes planes in the Krenov style and has written the best book on plan
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While I still am not able to achieve the "perfect shaving", all of the
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Of the woods I've used to make the planes, bloodwood, osage orange, and beech have worked the best as far as durability (not wearing from use) and holding a sharp edge (meaning, when shaping the planes themselves, a cut into the wood will produce a crisp, clean edge). Applewood smells like cider when you cut it, but the wood moves a lot and I have to re-flatten the sole twice a year. Maple's great, just kind of boring.