It's one of those tools that lurks in every toolbox, workshop and apron pocket. It can also be found clipped to almost every tradesman's belt and t...
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When producing handiwork at the bench, the assumption is sometimes made that the cutting process is the one that achieves accuracy and this in some...
If you missed part one, click hereThis article goes through completing the process of building the Continental style smoothing plane using the Veri...
To use a bit of modern parlance, it’s time to ‘fess up’. I like hand tools and especially planes. If I were to include spokeshaves, there’s thirty ...
For anyone wishing to purchase their first Japanese woodworking tool, a good place to begin is the (not so) humble Japanese chisel. But why should ...
A hobby with historyOnce a hobby just to pass the time of day or, going back even further, used more practically to create tools, the hobby of carv...