Hand Tool Woodworking Instruction and Thoughts

3 Problems Woodworkers Encounter with Rabbet Planes

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I received a question from Chris about my wooden Filister plane that Philly Planes made for me. It was

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Most shooting boards will make a 90 cut and a 45 degree cut with the addition of a simple fence. Or

I get a lot of questions about tear out. (I know, you’re jealous of my life) Specifically I get

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Everyone needs a smoothing plane. They can eliminate (or very nearly) sandpaper and they leave the surface

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When the time comes to smooth plane your project to prepare it for finish, the best thing you can do

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What is the best way to mill a board using only hand tools? Try sweating on it. There is no secret

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At work I was asked to clean up a piece of vertical grain Douglas Fir to be sent to a client as a sample.

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I got a question from Joe wondering which hand planes would be best to replace a planer and jointer since

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I flattened my workbench top when I finished building it. I touched it up once about a year later because