The Traditional Tools Group Inc.

The front knob on a bench plane suffers a lot of battering and bruising during its working life, at times this can be replaced by one from a broken plane; however one isn't always that fortunate. If the front knob isn't too badly damaged it can be set up between centres on a lathe and sanded followed by buffing and refinishing, or in many cases, replaced with a newly turned one.

Whether the plane knob is to be refurbished or replaced the method of setting up between centres on the lathe is the same.