I’m Rui. I build oak furniture with hand tools in a converted garage in Porto, and I sell the plans for it, a short guide to the first tools, and a course on cutting dovetails.

Rui Matos

I’m Rui. I build oak furniture with hand tools in a converted garage in Porto, and I sell the plans for it, a short guide to the first tools, and a course on cutting dovetails.

Oak shaving curling from a hand plane mouth

Video course · 5 lessons

Sharpen and Set Up a Hand Plane

Get a plane cutting a thin, clean shaving, from flattening the sole to setting the blade.

  • 01How a plane works9 min
  • 02Flattening the sole13 min
  • 03Sharpening the iron17 min
  • 04Setting the cap iron and mouth12 min
  • 05Planing a board flat and square18 min
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