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 ...

Forty years ago, I was wandering down the aisle of a flea market in New Milford, Connecticut. My search for bargain-priced tools had brought me there, and I came upon a vendor’s table stocked with old ...

If you’re a woodworker, you know the value of a good hand plane. A stout model will last a lifetime if properly cared for. [Process X] has now taken us behind the scenes of a Japanese factory that ...

Hand tools are slower, more physically demanding, and sometimes even harder to use than their powered brethren. Every major tool brand produces them, yet so many DIYers focus most of their attention ...

Adam Kures a master’s student at Purdue is fascinated with woodworking. He manufactured a hand plane tool that is used for smoothening the surface of the wood. He used a vertical drill and belt sander ...