Equipment

What you are checking A small assembly might be a drawer box, a frame, a cabinet door or a set […]

A pencil line is fast and easy to see. A knife line gives a sharper reference for a chisel or

A repeated recess is only as consistent as its depth reference. When routing or chopping several pockets for hinges, hardware

Ridges left by a hand plane usually come from one of two places: the blade cuts more deeply at one

A wooden plane sole moves with moisture. A plane that was flat in a dry workshop can develop a hollow,

A block plane is useful for the last few millimetres of fitting a timber bead, but it is not a

The short answer A jointer plane is the better choice for straightening long board edges and faces because its long

Drawer and cabinet fitting is mostly controlled material removal. A plane can shave a tight drawer side, bring a door

The mouth opening is the gap between a hand plane’s cutting edge and the front edge of its sole. Adjusting

Trimming a hardwood door stop is a small job with little room for error. A few careful plane strokes can