Equipment

A compact bench plane is useful when a block plane feels too short to keep a trim edge straight, but […]

What lateral adjustment does The lateral adjuster moves the iron sideways in the plane mouth. Its job is to make

A hand-plane bevel is controlled by the marking and the setup, not by taking big shavings. The method below suits

Softwood skirting is easy to dent, but that does not mean it needs an expensive plane. For most fitting and

What the cap iron does The cap iron, also called the chipbreaker, is the thin plate fitted to the back

A swollen door usually needs only a small amount of wood removed, but the awkward part is doing it while

What a coarse setting means A wooden jack plane is for getting rough, uneven stock close to flat and to

A mortise-and-tenon joint fits best when you remove small amounts of wood repeatedly, rather than forcing the tenon into an

Used bench chisels can be good site tools, but a low price does not make a damaged or badly altered