Small-Cutter Router Plane

I did a thing. I made a router plane to use the small router blades I already trust — and it works. It’s smooth, stable, and built for the kind of joinery cleanup that usually makes you wish you had a router plane… without dealing with proprietary cutters.

Why this exists

Most router planes push you into proprietary irons, odd cutters, or “good luck finding that part.” In my shop, I already have small router blades that are consistent, replaceable, and proven. So I built the tool around the cutters — not the other way around.

The goal is simple: keep you in the shop.

What it’s great for

• Cleaning up dados & housings
• Tenon shoulder tuning
• Inlay & detail work
• Controlled depth cuts in tight spaces
• Anything where a big router plane feels clumsy

What makes this one different

• Hand-friendly grip: oversized knobs for leverage and control (and if your hands need bigger knobs… you can run bigger knobs).
• Stable stance: it sits wide and doesn’t feel twitchy when you’re working near a shoulder.
• Built to be smooth: the bottom glides and stays true (details still being refined as I test materials and finishes).
• Simple, honest geometry: enough clearance to clear chips, enough support to stay stable.

Want in early?

If you want updates as this evolves, join the interest list. No preorder. No pressure. Just a way to follow the build and get first notice if I do a small batch.

Woodyah prototypes are how the best stuff gets born: build it, test it, improve it, then release it when it’s right.