I foolishly thought that people were woodworkers and we were talking about setting a plane down on a wood bench.  Seems as though woodworking is a hobby for everybody around this area and I jumped to a conclusion.

It would be foolish to set a plane, blade down on dirt, concrete or any surface harder than the blade or that was abrasive.  Setting it down on the wood bench, no problem. I don't use my planes for rough work where you take off 1/8" or larger shavings.

https://youtu.be/okLIEoz00v0?t=37  Rob Cosman, https://youtu.be/G3jV7N_PTT4?t=24  his Purple Heart program for American and Canadian veterans who've been wounded is free all expense classes.

https://youtu.be/SunBk2FYKwc?t=1  Stumpy Nubs (James Hamilton) long time expert woodworker, many video's about how to and safety.

https://youtu.be/VxLmq6ctxWU  James Wright  hand tools only woodworker.

https://youtu.be/J_72hOY2vPg  Matthias Wandel  engineer, woodworker, many video's related to building things including raspberry pi stuff

Below is my dad's plane and my planes

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