If using nails/screws are not the option, dados are the way to make shelves/cabinets. Dados are nothing but just groves in the wood that hold wood planes. The present day power tools like table saw with dado stack or routers can be used to cut groves in wood. The pre-modern day tool to make dados were 'dado planes'. Record company of England was one of the tool makers that made variety of hand tools. They used to make dado planes as well as all-in-one kind of plane with dado plane part of it, Record 405 multiplane.
For a hobbyist, I found investing in a multiplane sensible. If the intent is to go to commercial, electric is the way! For a hobbyist hand tools are way to go.
There are two companies that still make this kind of multiplane, I could find, Ananth of India and Clifton of England. The Clifton multi plane is prohibitively expensive! The multiplane of India has mixed critics about the its quality. I did'nt dare to try Ananth as I have just started. The record multi planes can occasionally be found on Ebay of UK. I was lucky enough to find one and the seller was willing to ship to India. What more can I ask for?
Here are another couple of photos in close-up.
For a hobbyist, I found investing in a multiplane sensible. If the intent is to go to commercial, electric is the way! For a hobbyist hand tools are way to go.
There are two companies that still make this kind of multiplane, I could find, Ananth of India and Clifton of England. The Clifton multi plane is prohibitively expensive! The multiplane of India has mixed critics about the its quality. I did'nt dare to try Ananth as I have just started. The record multi planes can occasionally be found on Ebay of UK. I was lucky enough to find one and the seller was willing to ship to India. What more can I ask for?
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