Using Hand Tools

with Philip C. Lowe

In the first of our 8-question series on handplanes, Philip C. Lowe, the award-winning furniture-maker and teacher, discusses the basic planes for any shop

with Philip C. Lowe

In the fourth of our 8-question series on handplanes, an award-winning furniture-maker and teacher discusses how to repair a damaged sole

with Philip C. Lowe

In the fifth of our 8-question series on handplanes, an award-winning furniture-maker and teacher discusses setting the blade for the most effective cutting

with Philip C. Lowe

In the last of our 8-question series on handplanes, an award-winning furniture-maker and teacher shows how to level a wide board by hand

with Philip C. Lowe

In the third of our 8-question series on handplanes, an award-winning furniture-maker and teacher discusses blade angles and sharpening

with Philip C. Lowe

Learn how to use a handplane to smooth highly figured woods in the sixth of our 8-question series on handplanes

with Philip C. Lowe

In the seventh of our 8-question series on handplanes, an award-winning furniture-maker and teacher explains how to prevent a scraper plane from chattering

with Philip C. Lowe

In the second of our series, an award-winning furniture-maker shows how to buy, sharpen, and use antique molding planes

with Garrett Hack

Review the basics of chopping and paring with a chisel in the last of our 10-question series on choosing and using chisels

with Mack S. Headley, Jr.

The living-history museum celebrates a time when furniture was built only by hand

with Frank Klausz

Learn the basics to cutting a haunched mortise with a chisel

with Mario Rodriguez

Shape elegant tapered legs by hand

with Charles Shackleton

Personalize your furniture with just a few simple tools

with Brian Boggs

Forget sanding -- a properly used scraper will create a mirror surface

with Garrett Hack

FWW contributing editor Garrett Hack shows two ways that this venerable but often-overlooked handtool can help you work faster.