Lever Cap Quick Tips - Polished Face

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Channel: Mitch Peacock • Designer Woodworker · 2014 · Howto & Style

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Quick Tips: The Hand Plane - Lever Cap Polished Face

Today's quick tip is on the preparation of a lever cap from a hand plane. Specifically, how to make the shavings fly out of the plane's throat.

You can use a buffing wheel if you have one, but you can also get the same results with just abrasive papers, and honing paste, on a soft flat surface.

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