This comprehensive manual on hand-cut joinery shows how to create almost any traditional furniture joint quickly and accurately using hand planes. Readers learn

Hack reveals the rich heritage of this classic tool by presenting a treasure trove of information about handplanes, focusing on the 19th and early 20th centurie

A technically rich analysis and evaluation of every handplane style in the world and how to maintain them for optimum performance.

Hand tools are part of our rich and inventive history, and this book celebrates them with style. Both practical and beautiful, Classic Hand Tools reveals the ri

Learn how to make, modify, restore, and use traditional wooden handplanes. Discover the different types and how to use them to their best advantage; how to tune