Hand plane

A hand plane provides a great extension to the capabilities of a woodworking who primarily favors power tools, but how do you know which ones to buy...

Adam Peterson demonstrates how to test your hand plane to see if the blade of the woodworking plane is perfectly square with the sole of the plane.

So after all these years it seems I've been seduced by hand planes. I had the pleasure of being introduced to some very well tuned hand planes recently and...

letrusquin's Project

I use a mix of hand planes, both wooden and metal in my woodworking, and it's the wooden planes that I prefer for many tasks. Faster to adjust, lighter to swing about all day, and they leave the wood beautifully burnished - just some of the reasons I love wooden planes.

Choosing & Using a Plane: Andy King talks through choosing and using a Plane. In order to make a living with woodworking, I find there has to be a compromise between power tools and elbow grease, and I'll be the first to admit that I couldn't survive without power tools. Sa…

Discover my ultimate process with tips few people talk about to sharpen a plane blade until it is razor sharp in this quick guide.

Shop-made Hand Plane Woodworking Plan Build an heirloom-quality tool using just scraps and an $11 plan iron. There's a certain satisfaction that comes from using a tool you made yourself. And when it's as easy and inexpensive to make as this plane, you'll find yourself reaching for it again and again. Featured in WOOD Issue 206, September 2011

Our author shares the process of creating her own hand plane from achunk of wood and apiece of steel. Woodworking plan with drawing and instruction.

Hand planes are considered obsolete by some. I disagree. Every woodshop should have these four hand planes, the best of 2022.