planing
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Ins and Outs of Roughsawn Lumber
Woodworking lumberyards often carry unsurfaced hardwoods. Here’s what to expect when buying these diamonds in the rough.
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More on Using Hand Planes
Ian Kirby and Ernie Conover explain how to setup and use a hand plane, plus we have links to learn more about these versatile woodworking tools.
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PROJECT: Carved Table
For reasons unknown to heaven and earth, our author decided to make a table out of this discarded piece of cottonwood. (Or is it a bench?)
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PROJECT: Wooden Hand Plane
Two days at Minnesota’s North House Folk School turned a blank of wood and steel into a first-rate hand plane.
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Removing Cherry’s Whitish Haze?
After thoroughly sanding my cherry lumber, it has a whitish haze when viewed from some angles. How can I fix it before applying finish?
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Should I Use a Handheld Power Planer for Thicknessing Stock?
I need to thickness some stock, and I wonder if a handheld power planer is the best tool to use?
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VIDEO: Hand Plane Shooting Board Jigs
How to use a shooting board jig to plane edge grain and end grain. Plus, plans for making three of the most useful shooting boards.
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VIDEO: Smoothing a Rough Board Face with a Hand Plane
Learn how to flatten and smooth a rough board face, including how to set up and use a No. 40 dedicated scrub plane and a No. 5 jack plane and No. 4-1/2 smoothing plane.
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How do I Avoid Tearout when Planing Old Cypress Siding?
My planer is producing tearout on some old cypress house siding, no matter how I try to prevent it.
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Hand Plane Butt-Joint Edges
How to use a hand plane to prepare the mating edges for a butt joint.
