Three Plane Class – August 2016 Make a Smoother, Jack, and Jointer with me in beautiful Asheville, NC The August Three Plane Class is now full! I will schedule another for later in the year, or next spring. I first mentioned the possibility of having this class last year, but I have wanted to offer … (Read More)
I have wanted to make a smaller smoother for awhile now, and when I finally did, I was even happier with it than I had thought I would be. It is a really fun plane to use, and incredibly useful. At 7 inches long, it is about an inch and a half shorter than its … (Read More)
Ready To Ship Planes and Spokeshaves Your workbench is begging for new shop friends! I wanted to share some of the recent additions to the Ready To Ship page. I am pretty proud of these planes. Hopefully, you will see something that begs to be added to your tool chest. The Brazilian Rosewood Block Plane … (Read More)
New Ready To Ship High Angle Smoothers At a length of 8″ and an iron bedded at 60°, my High Angle Smoother excels at tackling the toughest wood grain you can throw at it. I’ve recently added two of them to my Ready To Ship page. The first is Osage Orange with an Ipe wedge … (Read More)
I’ve just added these two new planes to the Ready To Ship page. The first is a 22″ Mesquite and African Blackwood Jointer. I love these Mesquite Jointers, but finding decent material for them is so tough. I wish I could make it a regular option. The stability and weight make this one incredible plane. The … (Read More)
New Width Options For Plane Irons Up until now, I only offered my planes with a 2″ wide blade (other than the Block Plane, of course). My only real reason for that is that I personally like them wider. Well, after hearing from a few potential customers that wished for thinner width options, I have … (Read More)
My friends at Sterling Tool Works recently announced their amazing new plane hammer. I was one of the lucky few who received an early prototype, which I’ve been using in my shop since. I love this hammer so much, that after only a week of using it, I talked to Chris about making some exclusively for … (Read More)
Since 2010, Marc Spagnuolo, aka, The Wood Whisperer, has been holding an annual event called Woodworkers Fighting Cancer in order to raise money for cancer research. The following is their mission for this year: We are woodworkers united in the fight against cancer. Our goal for 2013 is to raise $10,000 for CancerCare, a national nonprofit … (Read More)
Woodworking In America took place again this past weekend in Covington, KY. I had the pleasure of having a booth for my planes for a the second year in a row, and I must say, it was a resounding success. Sales were fantastic, seeing old friends and making new was a blast, the food was … (Read More)
I recently had a father and his son take one of my online plane making classes. I asked them to write something talking about their experience that I could post for Father’s Day and what they sent me is posted below. I love that they had such a great time together and that it helped … (Read More)