Planes - Smoothing - Page 3 of 6

This plane is cast from durable, ductile iron, and the frog and body are made in one piece, creating a rock-solid body.

Woodcraft is offering a new line of hand planes patterned after vintage Stanley bedrock-style planes

Adding camber on a plane blade can prevent unsightly ripples in a workpiece.

How to use a handplane to smooth highly figured woods.

Q: I want to purchase a smoothing plane, and I’m trying to choose between a No. 4 and No. 4-1/2. What’s the difference between these two planes? David Christy, Carmichael,…

High-end plane maker will offer do-it-yourself kits for the 'competent woodworker'

Boutique maker of hand tools and hand plane kits stops taking orders for its products

Two editors find the labor intensive but rewarding

A general purpose Bailey-style plane with some modern modifications, including molded plastic handles, and a one-piece pressed steel lateral adjuster, instead of the the trademark three-piece lateral adjuster.

Lie-Nielsen’s bronze smoothing plane, based on the Bedrock design, is also available with a ductile cast iron body. It features a cherry tote and knob and an 1/8-in. thick blade made from an A2 steel.