We may receive a commission when you use our affiliate links. However, this does not impact our recommendations.
A high-angle tool of last resort, this small plane can go anywhere and plane almost anything.
By Christopher Schwarz
Page: 36
From the August 2008 issue #170
Buy this issue now
Despite the amount of bronze, iron and beech in my tool cabinet, most woodworkers need only three bench planes: A fore plane to reduce the thickness of boards, a jointer plane to flatten them and a smoothing plane to prepare them for finishing.
That’s in a perfect world. In reality, we work with a material (wood) that is unpredictable, cantankerous and vexing – like my first redheaded girlfriend.
During the last few years, I’ve gradually folded a fourth plane into my arsenal, and now I cannot imagine working without it.
Online Extra
To download a PDF presentation that shows the evolution of the Wayne Anderson Smoother, click here.
From the August 2008 issue #170
Buy this issue now
Here are some supplies and tools we find essential in our everyday work around the shop. We may receive a commission from sales referred by our links; however, we have carefully selected these products for their usefulness and quality.
