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Open throat planes and spokeshaves, like a scrub plane, are designed for the quick removal of thick shavings. Unfortunately, no …

We are featuring a set of tables by Kerry Pierce in an upcoming issue of PWM and we needed to …

Flemish? Jacobean? Nope, Chad Stanton. To many, that name might mean making simple (but handsome) I Can Do That!  projects …

We rethink the Western bench plane system. All you need to know is that there are three tools, three setups, …

When Scott Francis at Popular Woodworking Books asked me to revise my 2009 book “Handplane Essentials,” I thought it would …

Caleb began his woodworking career designing and creating mid-century furniture, with a focus on Danish modern chairs. His entry into …

Shop time has been limited in recent weeks, but that’s normal for most of us and perfectly fine. I’ve been …

Woodworking forums can be helpful, no really they can. It’s thanks to a forum that I read a discussion between …

“Handplanes” is the third-most common topic of question we get at the magazine. (First is “workbenches”…specifically, “What wood should I …