Hand Plane

Restoring Handplanes: The Parts of a Bench Plane
February 3, 2021

Learn about the anatomy of a bench plane and what each part does.
All about Block Planes
July 15, 2019

Watch Chris Gochnour explain how to tune up this indispensable hand plane.
Sharpening Woodworking Tools – Start Woodworking S1:Ep7
July 15, 2019

Woodworking hand tools, most notably hand planes and chisels, are some of the most useful tools in the woodshop. In the time it takes to set up many power tool…
Handplanes for the Power-Tool Woodworker
February 13, 2017

there are a lot of power-tool-centric woodworkers who feel there is no need for handplanes in their shops, it's time to convince the non-believers
Making an Octagon
December 2, 2016

This old-world layout and cutting exercise hones hand-tool skills.
UPDATE: Choosing and Using Handplanes by J. Norman Reid
June 9, 2016

See who won a copy of Choosing and Using Handplanes
UPDATE: Fine Woodworking on Planes and Chisels
April 14, 2016

See who won a copy of Fine Woodworking on Planes and Chisels
A No. 4 infill in snakewood
December 26, 2015

Finished work this week on this No. 4 in snakewood, without question the most challenging wood I ever laid tool on. The stuff is gorgeous. It also splinters, cracks, explodes,…
Metal bodied smoothing plane
September 7, 2014

This was a prototype hand plane I built that was largely inspired by the Norris A13 and the Stanley 4 1/2 smoothing planes. Weighing in at just over 9 lbs…
A couple of my (The Lazarus Handplane Co.) Recent Infills
January 31, 2014

The first pics are a full sized smoother. I tryed something new with the adjuster and I'm quite pleased with the results. As you can see, the mechanism is machined…

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