Hand Tools - Page 13 of 126

Making Sense of Handplane Numbers
August 16, 2021

Handplane aficionado Garrett Hack unlocks the mystery of the Stanley plane-numbering system.
Confessions of a Hand-Tool Woodworker
August 13, 2021

A furniture maker sings the praises of working with hand tools.
The Physics of Handplaning
August 9, 2021

How the parts of a handplane work together to make perfect cuts.
The Types of Handplanes
August 2, 2021

There are different planes for different jobs, from sizing and prepping stock, to cutting and fitting joinery, flattening and smoothing surfaces, and shaping parts.
Bevel-up Jack: Change the Angle of Attack
July 26, 2021

You can change the cutting angle of these hand tools to tackle a variety of planing tasks.
Make a wood shooting board plane
July 14, 2021

If you've made a wooden plane, all it takes is a few modifications to make your own shooting plane.
Tool review: Blue Spruce sliding bevel gauge
July 6, 2021

Mike Pekovich tries out a better bevel gauge
Workshop tip: Magnetized block keeps chisel square
June 24, 2021

Hardwood, rare-earth magnets, and a chisel that won't slip out of alignment.
Assemble a Drafting Tool Kit
June 21, 2021

Mike Korsak figures out exactly how his furniture will go together the old-fashioned way—with pencil and paper, making full-scale drawings.
Handplane a twist out of a board
June 1, 2021

To flatten a twisted board, Bob Van Dyke first determines which corners are highest and then systematically planes sections until the board is flat.

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