Wood planes are interesting tools as essential as hammers, nails and saws to those who “fix” and “make” wooden objects. While the primary tasks of most planes are to smooth wooded surfaces and even ...

A plane is a tool familiar to all woodworkers, used to shape a workpiece by hand by shaving away material. Regular planes are two-handed tools available at all good hardware stores. For finer work, a ...

Wood is hard. You know that. But if you were to shave it down into layers thinner than a single human hair, you'd see something that's barely there, something that looks more like skin and is soft ...

“My passion for woodworking began as a teenager, so I was thrilled to receive my great-great-grandfather’s wooden hand planes and other tools when I was newly married. I enjoy designing and building ...