Woodworker's Guide to Handplanes

No matter how big your shop or complete your collection of power tools, a well-turned handplane will always have a place in your workshop. And this is the book that helps you choose, maintain and use this indispensable hand tool. The Woodworkers Guide To Hand planes outlines the important differences among all major styles and explains the many nuances of each, from the standard Stanley-Bailey-Record planes and traditional wood bodied models to contemporary designs from Veritas, Lie-Nielsen and Clifton. This wood-working book also shows you how to make, and precisely tune, your wood bodied plane and create fixtures to maximize performance. There’s even a chapter on the fine art of sharpening.