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My Madox moulding plane came from the eBay seller well packed, padded and wrapped with secondhand but good quality materials. Overall, the condition of the plane was excellent, with no staining, evidence of mistreatment, watermarking, etc. There was some evidence of changes made but all in all the seller gave

Currently, there are 11,500 moulding planes listed for sale on eBay UK. There are a couple of Japanese versions and a half a dozen from the USA, other than that, they are all UK made between 1750 and 1950. In some ways they are collectable and in some ways,

My hand router plane seems to have been well received. I am glad because it is a solution to the real problem of owning a good router plane, which I consider to be an essential woodworking hand tool. I have a few posts in the pipeline that will help you

When I returned to live in the UK after living in Texas for two decades, I was surprised to take over a huge room in the National Trust's Penrhyn Castle. I began teaching my hands-on classes there and then began outreach online from the same place I taught

. . . but only half the number needed by crisscrossing the cross rails using a simple halving joint to level the top field ready for the tabletop. The crossing of the unifying top rails allows for added potential we don't always see or realise. Seller's home allows me

Launching any plane means setting its trajectory and providing enough propulsion power to drive it forward at speeds that will lift it from all opposition until its skyward lift enables it to carry its own weight for great distances to a destination of choice. The destination of my choice? Your

I think that this is worth saying. My new router plane reduces the cost of owning a lifetime tool to the cost of a few short hours in the shop making it and the price of a half-decent restaurant meal, probably less. Of all the hand tools worth making yourself,