Making Traditional Side Escapement Planes (2007)

Very little has been documented about molding 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 moldings This unique work is interesting both as a historical record of hand tool making as well as a guide for those who wish to make their own molding planes for use