Equipment

A block plane is useful for removing the small, sharp arris left where two faces of a board meet. A […]

Tear-out happens when a plane’s edge lifts wood fibres ahead of the cut instead of slicing them cleanly. It is

Chipping at the far corner is the common failure when planing end grain. The plane’s edge reaches the unsupported corner,

What plane iron camber does Camber is the slight curve across a plane iron’s cutting edge. A cambered iron takes

What a sharp hand plane iron should do A sharp iron takes a continuous shaving without tearing the surface, leaving

A Bailey-style bench plane is a bevel-down plane with an adjustable frog, cap iron and depth-adjustment wheel. Its controls are

Why flatten a new sole? A hand plane does not need a mirror finish to work well. It needs a

Plane a door edge in small, controlled cuts. The aim is not simply to remove enough wood to make the

What a good setup means A hand plane that leaves a smooth surface is sharp, properly adjusted and suited to

What changes at the cutting edge End grain is the exposed ends of wood fibers, so a plane meets them