Purchased my first hand plane from Kmart a few decades ago It features a plastic tote and knob plus a die-cast frog and lever-cap. Made in USA though.
This is an example of turning a pretty poor smoothing plane into a darn good scrub plane. Ground a radius on the iron and opened the mouth by moving the frog back.
Here is a few strokes over rough-sawn walnut. Note the Basic Face Vise holding the wood.
This is an example of turning a pretty poor smoothing plane into a darn good scrub plane. Ground a radius on the iron and opened the mouth by moving the frog back.
Here is a few strokes over rough-sawn walnut. Note the Basic Face Vise holding the wood.
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