For the sake of simplicity, let’s break down hand planes into five categories: Made of wood or metal with a flat base, hand ...

This is proper blacksmithing, with autohammers and flames akimbo. It’s also a woodworking story, though, with the hand plane bodies themselves carefully prepared for the years of faithful ...

On rough lumber, you can feel the fibers by running your hand over the board. It will be smooth in one direction and rough in ...