Block for Planing Octagonal Wood Pieces
The Notch Holds the Wood
The little device shown in the illustration will be found very useful in any workshop. Two or three of them will be necessary for planing long pieces. Each one is made of a hardwood block, 1 in. square and 4 in. long. A notch is cut in one side, as shown in Fig. 1, so a piece of wood which has been planed square will fit in it. Put a screw in the end of each piece and fasten it down to the bench. If desired, a tenon may be made on the bottom of each block, as shown in Fig. 2, to fit a mortise cut in the bench. Place the blocks far enough apart so the board to be planed will rest firmly in the notches. Plane the board square first and then place it in the notches and plane the corners down to the proper dimensions.
Contributed by Willie Woolsen, Cape May Point, N.J.