Best Double-Sided Tape Measures for Reading Measurements from Any Angle
A double-sided tape measure is useful when the blade has to be read from either...
Equipment
Best Calibrated Tape Measures for Precise Carpentry Layout
A good tape measure does more than tell you how long a board is. For...
How to Reduce Chatter When Planing Narrow Stock
Planing narrow stock is one of those jobs that looks easy until the plane starts...
How to Tune a Wooden Plane for Accurate Joinery
A wooden plane can produce cleaner, flatter joinery than many metal planes, but only when...
How to Check a Plane Iron for a Hollow or Rounded Edge
A plane iron can look sharp and still cut poorly if its edge is hollow,...
How to Use a Shooting Board with a Hand Plane
A shooting board is a simple jig that lets a hand plane trim an end...
How to Adjust a Hand Plane for Resinous Softwood
Resinous softwood—pine, fir, larch, cedar, and similar stock—can make a hand plane feel either wonderfully...
How to Use a Rebate Plane on a Door Frame
A rebate plane cuts a stepped channel, or rebate, along the edge of timber. On...
How to Plane a Board Edge Square to Its Face
Planing a board edge square to its face is a basic hand-tool operation, but it...
How to Set Lateral Adjustment on a Hand Plane Iron
Setting the lateral adjustment on a hand plane iron means aligning the cutting edge so...