Hand Tools - Page 11 of 125

Turn to the jack plane!
November 18, 2021

Boards too wide for your planer? Turn to the trusty jack plane to produce a flat surface.
Choosing and using dado planes
November 12, 2021

Bob Rozaieski offers a guide to choosing a vintage dado plane, tuning up metal and wood-bodied planes, and using them to produce clean dadoes.
How to make an Ames square
October 28, 2021

Used to find the center of a circle, this shopmade tool is useful in setup for spindle turning on the lathe.
Sharpening Gouges and Other Curved Blades
October 25, 2021

Bob Van Dyke demonstrates a cool tool that helps him get curved blades sharp without much fuss.
Sharpening a plane blade
October 25, 2021

Bob Van Dyke demonstrates how he sharpens his plane blades and gets back to work without skipping a beat.
Relieving the corners of a plane blade
October 25, 2021

Bob Van Dyke sharpens his plane blades with a subtle camber on the edges of the blade, allowing him more control with his handplanes.
How to sharpen a blade using a honing guide
October 25, 2021

Bob Van Dyke gives an overview of various honing guides, and demonstrates why he uses one when sharpening his plane irons and chisels.
What’s in a bevel angle?
October 25, 2021

What's the difference between between flat grinds and hollow grinds? Why does everyone sharpen bevels at 30º. What is a micro-bevel? Bob answers it all.
How to flatten sharpening stones
October 25, 2021

Without truly flat stones, you'll never be able to get truly sharp. In this video, Bob Van Dyke demonstrates this sharpening fundamental.
Chairmaker’s Planes
October 13, 2021

On overview of the specialty planes that chairmakers have used for centuries.

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