Wood Working

Dont waste your time. Buy a decent plane and learn how to use it properly. We have had students who have had problems with the Clifton planes not being as flat as their own specification demands but we are assured ...

As their name suggests, hand tools are essentially devices that enable the user to work on a material or a physical system using only his hands. Hand tools can be used manually by employing mechanical force or electrically by using ...

Lets imagine you have bought your woodworking hand tools, be it new or used. There is nothing wrong with buying used tools. I have many second hand tools and in particular antique woodworking hand tools. So lets start with sharpening ...

After becoming an experienced woodworker, you should prefer buying compound Miter tool. This tool will cut your wood in a precise way and more capable than a circular saw. It helps to work more quickly and easily. If you are ...

Woodworking is one of the oldest crafts identified to man. Wood has long been a staple material for man’s many arts and crafts, getting used to create every part from houses to toys to tools. Carpentry has evolved through the ...

A scrub plane is a woodworking hand tool that can be used to flatten and level boards that are too wide for a joiner. Most joiners are between 6” and 8” wide, so a scrub plane is useful for leveling ...

Tuning a block plane is often an overlooked practice. By this I mean many woodworkers, myself included at one time, will buy a block plane, take it home and start using it right from the box. While some brands have ...