Plough planes part two.

In this video I look at flattening the skate on a plough plane.
I need to stress this strongly not all plough planes need the slate filing this is not something you need to do regularly most ploughs will work well with a little bit of even wear. This plane the skate was curved and was high just behind the mouth so I filed and levelled it.
The plane in the video was made by John Briscoe in Birmingham between 1785-1788 so after 230-240 years it’s only fair for the skate to be worn. The plane is generally in rough condition but is at least cutting nicely now.
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Keep up the fantastic work! These videos are fantastic.