Festool and Hand Planes

[CeeJay]

I think weight is your friend when it comes to hand planing

If you can’t make a 200kg work bench then is there a way to add weight to an MFT? Some lower shelf arrangement which you can load up with blocks or offcuts? I think an MFT simply is too lightweight so your body mass is rocking and moving it as you plane.

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[adkinsb48]

Thank you all so much.  Always impressed with the way everyone is so willing to share ideas. 

 

[ear3]

Although I use them on a heavier hybrid style workbench, I find these planing stops carried by Tools for Working Wood to be quite useful for workholding on a surface that has round holes.  The screws for the stops are tight enough to be circumscribed on a 20mm post.

 

[Jim_in_PA]

I incorporated the best of both worlds in my primary bench as well as my guitar bench...20mm grid for MFT type utility and some .75" holes for my beloved hold-fasts. The bench is heavy enough for hand plane work and also adjustable in height. (Noden Adjust-A-Bench)

 

[Birdhunter]

Wow!

 

[ChuckM]

I incorporated the best of both worlds in my primary bench as well as my guitar bench...20mm grid for MFT type utility and some .75" holes for my beloved hold-fasts.
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Looks pretty solid. Indeed the best of both worlds.

Holdfasts are god-sends for BOTH handwork and power tool work. They're the best quick-release clamps to me.