New Premium Handplanes From Stanley Works
The new Stanley No. 4 smoothing plane. Stanley Works will release five premium-grade handplane models this year that are designed to compete with planes from Veritas and Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, [...]
Sneak Peek: The New Veritas Side Rabbet Plane
Veritas has just released its much-awaited Side Rabbet Plane (at a special introductory price) and Veritas was generous enough to permit me to test-drive it here in our workshop. Though I still [...]
Raring to Rabbet: Philly Planes Fillister
My first fillister plane was so pathetic it’s a wonder I’m not the poster boy for DeWalt routers. But then, I don’t look so good in yellow. Mom says I’m a winter. Abut a [...]
What's Next from Craftsman – Compact Cordless Jigsaw
The trend in cordless tools is small. We’ve seen compact drills and drivers from Bosch and Milwaukee, and we’ve been impressed. This new generation of tools puts the power and [...]
A Visit to Wenzloff & Sons Sawmakers
It’s funny how the most exquisite things in life come from the simplest surroundings. It’s Thursday night in a small scratch of a town called Cornelius about 40 miles out from [...]
Sandpaper Power Sharpening System
An excellent sharpening system has just gotten better and cheaper! The Veritas Mark II ($300) sharpens chisels, plane irons, carving gouges and V-tools incredibly fast with a minimum of fuss. The [...]
Tool Test: Beadlock Pro
It’s a well-known fact that a mortise-and-tenon joint is the strongest woodworking joint (if it’s made correctly). On the web, there have been lengthy discussions about loose-tenon [...]
A Smoothing Plane for When Grain Gets Nasty
Lately I’ve been planing stuff that has been a lot nastier than your typical run-of-the-mill cherry, oak and walnut. First Senior Editor Glen D. Huey tried to torture me by bringing in some [...]
New Jig Saw Blades From Bosch
Bosch has just announced the introduction of a revolutionary new blade for jigsaws. Designated the “T 308B Xtra Clean for Wood,” this blade promises , and delivers , better cuts than [...]
New Toothing Plane; Familiar Maker
Last week I bought a toothing plane from a Midwestern tool collector. I’ve always wanted one of these tools, and this one is particularly nice. Toothing planes are lot like scraping planes: [...]
Western Teeth, Eastern Teeth and a Greek Salad
Between bites of salad, Kevin Drake pauses to take a close look at the common chair sitting in our local Panera. When I look at the chair, all I see is your typical bent-lamination, [...]
Mini Router Plane
Sometimes setting up a big electric router to do a small job is like swatting flies with a backhoe. What you may prefer, of course, is a simple hand tool that [...]
