Planes - Specialty

Review: Melbourne Tool Company – Excellent new planes from Australia
June 18, 2024

Dave Fisher reviews MTC's new low-angle block plane and small router plane.
New to Market: Latest from AWFS 2023
October 17, 2023

Powermatic ArmorGlide coating, RZ Industries M3 dust mask, Harvey featherboard, Jet 1632 drum sander, HP-10 Festool Convertible Plane
Review: Veritas Box-Makers Plow Plane
October 4, 2023

Small plow plane is a little gem
Hand-screw clamp and chisel make a quick router plane
April 24, 2023

This improvised tool is quick and free.
Choosing and using dado planes
November 12, 2021

Bob Rozaieski offers a guide to choosing a vintage dado plane, tuning up metal and wood-bodied planes, and using them to produce clean dadoes.
Make a wooden pull plane
February 23, 2021

Vic Tesolin's wooden pull plane is not a Japanese plane, but his own version that cuts on the pull stroke instead of pushing like a standard western plane.
Tool Review: Rockler’s new handplanes
October 24, 2019

Chris Gochnour tested four of Rockler's new high-end handplanes–a No. 4 smoothing plane, a low-angle jack plane, a block plane, and a three-in-one shoulder plane.
Taming Tough Grain with a Bevel-Up Plane
September 11, 2017

See how Bob Van Dyke uses a 45º blade in his low-angle bevel-up planes to tame highly figured wood and to break hard edges without worrying about grain direction.
Looking Back: Making Music with a Plane
December 2, 2015

A celebrated craftsman explains his devotion to an indispensable cabinetmaking tool
Veritas Miter Plane
November 16, 2015

Veritas has updated the miter plane with a version that is vastly more comfortable than older ones, and easier to adjust.

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