Discovering Japanese Handplanes


Book Description

• The ultimate book on Japanese handplanes • Guide for choosing the right plane for the job • Step-by-step instructions for setting up and using handplanes • Detailed method for sharpening the blade • Instructions for making your own Japanese-style handplane • Full-color photos, illustrations, and diagrams




Classic Handplanes and Joinery


Book Description

• Comprehensive manual on using handplanes for joinery. • Essential reference for building furniture by hand. • Covers shoulder planes, router planes, rabbet planes, plow planes, and more. • Shows how to cut perfect dado, groove, rabbet, and mortise and tenon joints. • Third in a series of handplane books from this prominent woodworking author.




Traditional Wooden Handplanes


Book Description

• Shows how to restore, make, modify & use traditional wood handplanes. • Essential reference for hand tool enthusiasts. • Step by step instructions for making a set of 6 types of this style of plane. • How traditional wood planes work, how to set up a flea market find, and how to tune up a new plane to get the best performance. • In contrast to heavy and expensive modern planes, traditional-style wood planes are affordable, light in weight, low in friction, and comfortable to use.




Woodworker's Guide to Handplanes


Book Description

A technically rich analysis and evaluation of every handplane style in the world and how to maintain them for optimum performance.




Making and Mastering Wood Planes


Book Description

Teaching you how to make a classic plane yourself (it takes only a day or so) and how to use it in a refined manner.




Choosing & Using Hand Tools


Book Description

Home workshops.




Making Shoji


Book Description

The construction of shoji - Japanese sliding doors and screens - requires great skill and attention to detail. However the task is within the reach of amateur woodworkers. Toshio Odate provides the necessary guidance and skills needed to tackle this traditional craft with confidence.




Cane Topper Woodcarving


Book Description

Expert advice on carving expressive cane toppers from basswood blocks. 4 detailed step-by-step tutorials for creating expressive canes. 6 joinery methods for strong and durable joints between cane topper and staff. How to source and prepare staffs from found wood. Tips for adding joint covers, hand grips, and custom features. Guide to basic cane construction techniques.




Japanese Woodworking Tools


Book Description

This text shows how to use Japanese tools effectively and maintain them properly, and explains the role they play in traditional Japanese craftsmanship. It describes how to create razor-sharp cutting edges and introduces almost 50 different planes.--This text refers to the Paperback edition.




Grain of Truth


Book Description

A master craftsman details the practical and spiritual processes he uses to create objects out of wood, while unraveling the intricacies of creativity and how it applies to every day life.