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Stanley No. 12 veneer scraping plane

Works like a card scraper

The card is 3/32" or 1/16" thick x 2-7/8" wide x 5" long cutter of carbon steel. 

Needs sharpening often.

Some folks are at first confused about how the blade should be oriented in the tool. Just make sure that the hooked edge of the blade faces away from the two brass nuts that adjust the holder; the hook is on the same side as the brass clamping screw. To protect the burr, you should always insert the blade from the sole as it's possible to catch the burr on the relatively narrow opening through the clamping assembly.

Place the tool on a flat surface, after the blade had been inserted, and let the hooked edge make contact with the surface (you can slip a piece of paper under the portion of the sole, toward which the hook faces, to start with a very fine set). Back the inner brass nut off just a bit, and then turn the outer one so that it's tight. This tiny adjustment will pitch the cutter backward ever so slightly, which in turn raises the hooked edge of the blade thereby decreasing the depth of cut. If the tool doesn't cut, you'll need to pitch the blade the other way to increase the blade's set by pitching the blade forward. To pitch the blade forward, back the outermost brass nut off and turn the inner nut so that it's tight against the raised portion of the main casting that the two nuts sandwich.

Grip both ends of the turned handle with each hand, with the two brass adjusting screws oriented toward your body. Place the plane on the wood, with your body directly behind it. Pressing it firmly downward, push it away from your body, and watch 3" wide shaving curl from the wood. Place the shavings in a jar, take them into work, and amaze your pals during deipnosophistic lunchtime banter. Folks will dig you bigtime!

If you find that the tool skips over the wood's surface, you may want to decrease the set just a bit, but before doing that be sure that you're placing sufficient pressure on the tool's toe. You can do this by extending both your first fingers forward and placing them on the main casting, before the blade. Rolling your wrists forward just a bit will place some force on your fingers which in turn puts increased pressure on the toe.