This page is an index for a collection of articles, short videos, previous blog entries, and how-to tips on hand plane construction, technology, and usage, as well as general design and woodworking stuff.
It’s going to rule… if/when it gets full o’ more stuff. Now which wall cavity did I plaster that benzedrine in?
design/philosophy
hand vs. machine: imperfection and beauty
plane mechanics
handplane mechanics and tearout
infill making
towell miter
I – design and layout
II – sidewall preparation
III – front plate and bridge
IV – bending & peining sidewall/bridge
V – sole assembly preparation
VI – infills and edge treatment
VII – the plane (five years on)
shoji and kumiko
hexgonal asa no ha ranma
I – tooling
II – three-way lap joint
III – asa no ha and assembly