Above are my two new wooden knobs. Left is pine. Right? No idea. Some kind of fir tree!? But much harder/denser than the soft pine. In the background, the two broken DIY handles.
These planes have been my go to pair for quite a while. One is set up as a scrub plane. The other a finishing plane. They’re both working, but need sharpening again (groans!).
These are the real deal! But I’ve never really set them up that well. I have sharpened them once or twice, and one of them is good to go. But again, they needed both cleaning and sharpening.
So I cleaned and sharpened one of them this evening. Can you guess which? I’ve only sharpened the primary bevel. It’s sharp enough to shave the hair off (the back… steady!) of my hands.