Best Corner Chisels for Squaring Recesses in Door Frames
Squaring a routed or drilled recess in a door frame is one of those jobs...
Equipment
Best Gouges for Shaping Curved Timber Details by Hand
A gouge is the hand tool for cutting a hollow, rounding an edge, or easing...
Best Skew Chisels for Cleaning Up Dovetail Corners
What a skew chisel does in a dovetail corner A skew chisel has a blade...
Best Router Planes for Leveling Mortises by Hand
What a router plane does A router plane trims a recess to a consistent depth....
Best Rabbet Planes for Cleaning Up Rebates in Door Frames
What a rabbet plane does on a door frame A rabbet, or rebate, is the...
Best Hand Planes for Trimming Hardwood Joinery
Trimming hardwood joinery is a small-cut job: pare a tenon shoulder, ease a proud edge,...
Best Shoulder Planes for Flush Trimming Tenon Shoulders
A shoulder plane is useful when a tenon is close to fitting but its shoulder...
How to Replace and Align a Hand Plane Iron
Replacing a hand plane iron is straightforward, but alignment matters as much as sharpness. A...
Best Hand Planes for Fitting Interior Doors on Site
What you need to fit an interior door For most site fitting, a sharp bench...
How to Plane a Narrow Edge Straight with a Hand Plane
Planing a narrow edge straight is mostly a measuring and setup job. A sharp hand...