Smoothing Plane

Mike’s In-Between Planes

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Mike shows off his collection of “utility planes,” which offer the delicacy of a block plane paired with the heft of a bench plane.

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The Case for Bevel-up Planes

August 2009, Bevel, Hand Tool, Handplane, Lonnie Bird, Smoothing Plane, Techniques, Tools, Woodworking Posts / Enthusiast

A craftsman makes the argument that bevel-up planes are easier to tune for end grain and difficult woods. I can clearly remember my first experience with bench planes. I was in high school shop class and while I was leveling …
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Choosing Hand Planes

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Match the size to the job–that’s the key Hand planes come in a bewildering variety of sizes. Why are there so many? I’ll help explain this mystery by dividing the field into four groups, in order of size: block planes, …
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