Hand Tools Archives - Page 113 of 258

I don't know if this will be worthwhile to anyone, but as I'm making some panel doors for a project right now, I thought I'd take some pictures along the…

This is more like the Veritas tools I'm used too... Anyone out there (Derek?) seen this yet?  Any comments? This is one of those tools I assume that I'll just…

So I have to admit I'm starting to use my hand planes quite a bit more than I used to.  I have spent a lot of time reading and experimenting. …

After reading James Krenov's A Cabinetmaker's Notebook, and the other books of his trilogy. I got the notion to making some wooden hand planes. I bought 3 kits from: http://www.hocktools.com/products.htm,…

The latest tools and shops issue of FWW has an article near the back which lists a set of basic handtoolswith which one may do good work.  Just so, but…

This may seem naive, but I am not sure of how the Hock chip breaker is arranged on top of the Hock plane blade for a #5 Jack plane. If…

I have a really nice brass and ebony square (12"), which is not square itself.  I am wondering how these square can be adjusted.  The blade is joined to the…

In the Tools & Shops issue that recently came, Norman Pirollo described four bench jigs for handplanes that I built from his plans. They work like a charm, but now…

Has anyone else seen this beauty: View Image I copied the picture from Joel's site (tools for working wood), I hope that's okay.  It sure makes my old 66 look…

The plane in these pics was one that I had wished to have ready for WIA in Berea, alas time ran out and so now it is complete. This is…