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Do You Need Hand Planes?

Billy Newton

Do Power Tool Woodworkers Really Need Hand Planes?

Video highlights multiple reasons why power tool woodworkers should consider having hand planes in the workshop.  Even some of the most well known hand tool woodworkers disagree about the use or value of certain hand planes such as a shoulder plane vs a rabbet plane.  I don’t get caught up in that and I’ll let those experts battle it out.  Instead, I look at the types of woodworking projects I build and what capability that specific hand plane can provide.  For example, I use a smoothing plane a lot and I never use it for smoothing.  I find it is the perfect size for the other things I use it for.  That’s okay! You’re allowed to do that!

Here is a list of the hand planes that I commonly use, including the ones in this video:

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