Planing defects such as snipe, ripples and raised, chipped or fuzzy grain can ruin a project. Here are simple solutions. Have you ever planed a piece of wood and then found that the first 6 inches or ...

One of the sounds of great woodworking is the rhythmic tk-tk-tk-tk of a stick dragging along a white picket fence. Because that rhythmic sound is actually the repetitive cadence of careful ...

Wood planing is the art of shaving wood into really thin strips. It's a Japanese carpentry technique, and it's become competitive. Some people are able to shave wood thinner than the size of a cell.

Our Top Picks Investing in the right benchtop planer is important for anyone who’s into woodworking. We put the top DIY and professional models through their paces and scrutinized each. The models ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a model of a wood-planing ...