HE'S BACKSLIDING. THIS IS CHRISTOPHER SCHWARZ, AND HE'S WORKED WITH ME TO TRY AND GET ME FREE OF THE GOSSAMER SHAVINGS, THE SEDUCTIVE SIREN SONG OF THE SMOOTHING PLANE, AND HERE YOU'VE GONE BACK ...

If you’re a woodworker, you know the value of a good hand plane. A stout model will last a lifetime if properly cared for. [Process X] has now taken us behind the scenes of a Japanese factory ...

My search for bargain-priced tools had brought me there, and I came upon a vendor’s table stocked with old Stanley hand planes, including the No. 71 router you see here. It’s a tool for making ...