Sharpening a plane blade

Bob Van Dyke demonstrates how he sharpens his plane blades and gets back to work without skipping a beat.

Relieving the corners of a plane blade

Bob Van Dyke sharpens his plane blades with a subtle camber on the edges of the blade, allowing him more control with his handplanes.

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Chairmaker’s Planes

Garrett Hack Chairmaker, Chairs, Chairs, Benches And Stools, Planes, Surface Prep

On overview of the specialty planes that chairmakers have used for centuries.

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Carving a Bowl with Hand Tools

Highland Staff All, bowl carving, Community, Featured Products, hirsch gouge, Tool Tips, Woodcarving, Woodworking Projects, Woodworking Tips

For the September 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Sait Cakmak discussed his process for using a 35mm #7 Hirsch Gouge along with a few other hand tools to carve a bowl: I recently bought a 35mm #7 Hirsch Gouge from Highland Woodworking. I immediately wanted to put it to use, so I decided to […]

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Book Review: The Artful Wooden Spoon

Highland Staff All, Beginner Woodworking, Book Reviews, carving spoons, Community, spoon carving, Tool Tips, Woodcarving, Woodworking Projects, Woodworking Tips

For the September 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Norm Reid reviewed The Artful Wooden Spoon By Joshua Vogel: When the author of The Artful Wooden Spoon, Joshua Vogel, took up spoon carving, he had it in mind to document his procedures so others could replicate them. His goal was a book to convey his […]

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