Equipment

For straightening a long board, a jointer plane and a fore plane can both remove twist, bow, and high spots. […]

What makes a hand plane suitable for a mobile kit? A plane earns a place in a mobile carpentry kit

Choosing a Plane for Window Sash Work Adjusting a sticking window sash is usually a small planing job, not a

Figured timber—maple, oak, mahogany, walnut and similar boards with reversing or interlocked grain—can tear out even when a plane is

Wide softwood boards are easy to remove material from, but they are also easy to bruise, tear out, and dish

A fillister plane is a rebate plane with a fence and depth stop, intended to cut a straight, repeatable shoulder

Curved timber components need a plane that can follow the work without digging in at the edges. A straight-soled bench

Trimming hardwood stair treads, risers, stringers, and nosings is controlled work. You may only need to remove 0.5–1 mm, but

A scrub plane is built to remove wood quickly, not leave a polished surface. Its iron does most of the

Fitting doors and windows often comes down to cleaning up a rebate: the stepped edge that receives glass, a panel,