Handplane

Learn about the anatomy of a bench plane and what each part does.

Seven favorite handplanes from a lifetime collection.

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.

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.

You'll never get a handplane to perform the way you want it to until you get the blade truly sharp.

Despite its bad reputation, I've fallen in love with a Stanley No. 55 universal handplane