Woodworking hand planes

Use this simple 4-step strategy to turn an old plane into a super shaver. I’ve lost count of the number of planes that I’ve brought back from the brink, but if I added up the tools that I’ve bought, plus the orphans that have been left in boxes outside my door, the number would hit quadruple digits. Surprisingly, I’m s

What's a spill plane? Well, it's a little-known specialty plane that creates a shaving – called a spill – that's tightly curled on itself and tapered to a point. In the days before matches and…

Watch this woodworking video and learn how to use a hand plane. We give you 5 tips to get you started.

Dovetailed Shoulder Plane - Woodsmith Woodworking Read more about sole, infill, layout, wedge, peening and threaded.

Shop-made Hand Plane Woodworking Plan Build an heirloom-quality tool using just scraps and an $11 plan iron. There's a certain satisfaction that comes from using a tool you made yourself. And when it's as easy and inexpensive to make as this plane, you'll find yourself reaching for it again and again. Featured in WOOD Issue 206, September 2011

With a few simple tools and step-by-step techniques, you can make a pair of heirloom-quality planes.

George Vondriska demonstrates the proper way to smooth an end grain cut on your woodworking projects using a simple-to-create bench-top shooting board.

Stanley Plane Identification and Stanley Plane Dating: What year and type is your Stanley Bailey handplane? Find out with this Stanley Bailey Plane Type Study. Helpful for Traditional Woodworkers and eBay sellers.

Whether you’re a beginning woodworker crafting a few pieces for your home or a seasoned professional making furniture for a living, this trio of plans will do nicely.

Our author shares the process of creating her own hand plane from achunk of wood and apiece of steel. Woodworking plan with drawing and instruction.