my movies have yet to emerge from the aether, so while technology catches up with my handtools I have some clarifications.
in my diagram I showed the canvas stapled to the side edge of the stretcher; this is not SOP (StandardOperatingProcedure). Normally the canvas is cut large enough to wrap all sides and around onto the back face of the stretcher. Best practice is to cut narrow slots into the back face and secure the canvas in the slot with wooden wedges. Staples can rust and stain the canvas, but they speed up the actual stretching of the canvas even if the slots & wedges are used.
on the matter of the blockplane and it chattering, part of the reason is that the blockplane is not made for edge & face planing. edge & face planing is best done with a jackplane, which has a steeper blade angle and a large sole.
the blockplane, with its shallow blade angle and small sole is designed for planing endgrain. video of endgrain to follow as soon as the stargate opens.
