If you’ve done even a little woodworking or home renovation, you’ve probably noticed that hand planes don’t work very well. At least not until they’re sharp and tuned up. In this way, hand planes are ...

In this video I visit a traditional tool shop to have a master craftsman sharpen a Japanese kanna, the hand plane used for ...

Whether you are shaving out the edges of a door or smoothing the side of a bookshelf, hand planers are vital tools to keep closeby for any woodworking project. Hand planers shape up slight ...