JOINERYGAUGE • AUDITED FIELD MATRIX
Lumber Janka Hardness & Hand Plane Spec Index
Audited sole lengths, cutter bevel angles, steel metallurgy, and Janka hardness matching for hand-tool joinery.
Bench Smoothing Plane
Stanley No. 4 Smoothing Plane
steel type:O1 High-Carbon Steel / A2
primary bevel:25 Degrees
micro bevel:30 Degrees
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Rough Dimensioning & Stock Removal
Stanley No. 5 Jack Plane
steel type:O1 / High Carbon Steel
primary bevel:25 Degrees (Cambered Edge)
micro bevel:30 Degrees
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Edge Jointing & Tabletop Flattening
Stanley No. 7 Jointer Plane
steel type:A2 Cryogenic Steel / O1
primary bevel:25 Degrees
micro bevel:30 Degrees (Dead Flat Edge)
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End-Grain & Chamfering
Low-Angle Block Plane (60-1/2)
steel type:PM-V11 Powder Metallurgy
primary bevel:25 Degrees (Bedded at 12°)
micro bevel:30 Degrees (Total 42° Attack)
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Mortise Paring & Joinery Fit
1/2-Inch Bevel Edge Bench Chisel
steel type:White Paper Steel (Shirogami #1)
primary bevel:25 Degrees
micro bevel:30 Degrees
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Crosscut & Rip Hand Saw
Japanese Ryoba Double-Edge Pull Saw
steel type:Impulse Hardened High-Carbon Steel
primary bevel:Triple-Edge Teeth (Crosscut) / Graduated (Rip)
micro bevel:N/A (Factory Set)
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Dado & Tenon Cheek Precision Tuning
Veritas Large Router Plane
steel type:A2 Steel Cutter
primary bevel:25 Degrees
micro bevel:30 Degrees
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Fine Joinery Hand Saw
Western Joinery Dovetail Saw (15 TPI)
steel type:Swedish Spring Steel with Brass Back
primary bevel:Rip Filed (0° Rake / 0° Fleam)
micro bevel:N/A
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