After a little sharpening and making the normal ... You can do everything you need to do with these three essential hand planes—low-angle block plane with adjustable throat, a #4 or #4½ ...

After grinding the plane iron to a uniform angle, begin honing on the ... sharp and the bit spins without wobble. Sharpening twist drill bits by hand on a bench grinder is somewhat of a knack.

It needs to be tuned, and the biggest part of tuning any hand plane is getting the blade at least as sharp as a new razor blade. This takes practice and equipment, and that’s why a line of no ...