MARKING AND CUTTING THE DOVETAILS ON THE SOLE

I put a sash cramp in my vice, then cramp the sole of the plane in the sash cramp, placing the body on the sole and mark out the dovetails using a scribe.

The sole is marked and ready for cutting.

Put the sole in the vice so that the saw cuts are vertical.

To remove the waste, I do vertical cuts with the sole horizontal and knock out with a blunt chisel, left and right to bend the waste.

Filing everything level to the lines.

The sole is finished.

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