Hand Planes
Discover how to shop for and tune up woodworking hand planes. From block planes to bench planes and specialty planes, you'll learn how to get the most out of these classic woodworking tools.
Most of us have one or more old bench planes sitting on shelves gathering everything but sawdust.
Make smoothing wood just plane simple. Sand less by tackling tricky wood grains with a scraping plane.
WOOD Contributing Craftsman John Olson shows how to tune and optimize a hand plane.
Often the first hand tool many woodworkers learn to use, a block plane helps you clean up an edge or trim a part to fit in no time flat.
Lie-Nielsen (above)
Hand planes remove excess material and shape wood without creating a great deal of noise or dust.
Before buying a battery powered hand planer, learn what features are available and what subtle diffe
The more I learn about hand tools, the more questions I have. For instance, what are Japanese hand planes? Are they better than my regular bench planes?
Tip of the Day
Mini trammel for mini circles
I recently completed a project that required several 6" holes. I quickly discovered the 3" radius... read more