I'm back with another tease from The Hand Tool School vault of lessons. This is a small taste of a live "Office Hours" session where I explain what is actually happening when the blade makes contact with the wood. I liken this to a graphic equalizer or mixing board where moving a dial produces a result and maybe moving 3 or 4 dials up and down can get the exact sound (or cut) you want. This is understanding what is happening and not rote responses that say skew the plane or sharpen the blade. Its this understanding that makes you able to respond to the infinite variation that happens when working with organic materials like wood.
Honestly this is the entire philosophy I have built The Hand Tool School around. Understanding the why means you can solve any problems.

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