Hand Planes - Page 4 of 11

Tom McLaughlin’s tapering jig makes quick work of any taper, but some work with a handplane makes it sing

From Fine Woodworking Live 2017: A new, high-quality handplane is a great addition to your shop, but no matter how much you pay, it won’t be ready to work right out of the box.

Simple, versatile design excels for trimming end, edge, and face grain.

Clark Kellogg shows how he made his version, which is based on James Krenov’s classic bench plane design.

Build a shooting board that allows you to rough out case miters on the tablesaw and then plane them for a perfect fit.

there are a lot of power-tool-centric woodworkers who feel there is no need for handplanes in their shops, it's time to convince the non-believers

A how-to guide for setting up and using these rewarding hand tools.

Through repeated sharpening of the bevel, the front flat on the back of a Japanese plane blade will begin to disappear. The solution is to tap the layer of soft steel above the cutting edge to press the hard steel downward slightly.

Learn to add delicate chamfers to parts and to prep surfaces for a finish.

How to use a variety of hand tools to fit joinery, refine furniture parts, and smooth surfaces.