Hand planes often fall into the category of essential woodworking tools under $100. They come in a variety of designs, shapes, and sizes, with the popular versions divided loosely into bench planes ...

If you’re a woodworker, you know the value of a good hand plane. A stout model will last a lifetime if properly cared for. [Process X] has now taken us behind the scenes of a Japanese factory that ...

A $12 garage sale plane can outperform a $200 tool fresh from the box.

Wood planes are interesting tools as essential as hammers, nails and saws to those who “fix” and “make” wooden objects. While the primary tasks of most planes are to smooth wooded surfaces and even ...

Forty years ago, I was wandering down the aisle of a flea market in New Milford, Connecticut. My search for bargain-priced tools had brought me there, and I came upon a vendor’s table stocked with old ...