Japanese Plane Tuning - Part 1 of 5 - Lapping the Back of the Blade

In this series, we run through the steps we use to tune a Japanese Plane. In Step 1 we flatten the back of the plane's main blade on a kanaban, unlocking it's edge's full potential and allowing it to mate properly to a chipbreaker down the track. 00:53 Removing the Blade from the Block 2:27 Anatomy of the Back fo the Blade 3:48 Introducing the Kanaban 5:13 Placement of the Blade on the Kanaban 6:50 Hitting the Entire Cutting Edge 7:43 Polishing the Back with the Kanaban 9:51 The End Result!