• Diefenbacher Tools - Fine Hand Tools for the Woodworker
• Fine Tool Journal - Lie-Nielsen Planes
• Traditional Woodworker
• Hida Tool, Inc.
• Highland Hardware - Anant Planes, Clifton , HNT Gordon, Lie-Nielsen, Stanley , ECE & Primus Planes
• Lee Valley -Veritas Planes
• The Japan Woodworker
• The Museum of Woodworking Tools

• Brass City Tool Works
• OldPlane.com
• Rosewood and Brass
• Plane Wood
• Traditional Woodworker
• Union Hill Antique Tools
• Rose Antique Tools
• Tool Works -Walt Quadrato
• My Old Tools - Ross Canant

• Bridge City Tools
  Fine tools for woodworkers
• Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Inc.
  • Lie-Nielsen Low Angle Jack Plane Review
• Blue Spurce Toolworks
• H.N.T. Gordon & Co
• Holtey Premier Planemaker in the UK
• Plane Wood
• Knight Toolworks
• Shepherd Tool
• HOCK TOOLS Blades
• Spehar Tool Works Blades, Saws & Planes
• Adria Woodworking Tools Makers of the Adria saws.
• Kansas City Windsor Tool Works
  Windsor beaders and replacement spokeshave blades.
• Robert Sorby
  Produces an extensive selection of high quality wood turning, wood carving and wood workers tools.
• Ashley Iles
  Home of Ashley Iles tools. Interesting factory tour.
  

• Patrick's Blood and Gore Complete reference of every plane Stanley ever made.
• Wooden Planes - Types and Descriptions Nice glossary from Tony Seo.
• Transitional Planes Everything you wanted to know about Transitionals, by John DeLapp as captured from the Old Tool list by John Gunterman.
• Points About Planing A series of articles from Jeff Gorman covering everything about planing from theory to adjusting planes to methods such as planing a square edge. A must-read for anyone interested in using hand-planes.
• So... You Want to Try Hand Planes Everything you need to know to get up and running, by Bugbear.
• Hand Tool Basics #3 - Hand Planes Good overview of different types of hand planes with photos, from toolnews.com.
• Lee Valley and the Development of the Bevel Up Jack Plane Interesting comparison between Stanley #62 and Lee Valley LA Jack.
• High Angle Smoothing Plane Comparison Wow. Very complete, very detailed comparison of 7 different commercially available high-angle (>45º) smoothers with a rigorous scientific analysis of the results.
• Open Sesame Hand Plane Rack A WoodCentral thread showing a hand plane rack with pneumatic jacks to access storage behind.
• The Stanley Bench Plane Dating Page Plane dating flowchart.
• The Cutting Action of Plane Blades From Appendix A of John Whelan’s “The Wooden Plane: It’s History, Form and Function”, as reprinted on Nichael Cramer’s website.
• Skew The physical effects of skewing a plane blade, from Appendix A of John Whelan’s “The Wooden Plane: It’s History, Form and Function”, as reprinted on Nichael Cramer’s website.
• Spring Information about sprung molding planes, from Appendix A of John Whelan’s “The Wooden Plane: It’s History, Form and Function”, as reprinted on Nichael Cramer’s website.
• Spring Marked Planes Information about sprung molding planes, from “Plane Talk” by Herbert P. Kean, as reprinted on Nichael Cramer’s website.
• Bench Plane Basics Just what it says, from Popular Mechanics.
• Block Plane Basics Companion to previous article, from

• How to Type/Date Stanley Planes Complete with photos of distinguishing features of every type, from Rex’s Mill.
• Bed Rock Type Study Bob Kuane’s done the legwork for you. How old is that #604?
• Hand Plane Cross Reference Chart Different manufactures called the same size planes by different names. Here’s a chart putting them all together, from the Badger Pond Archives.
• Plane Dating Flowchart Follow these steps to see how old your Stanley bench plane really is.

• 19 Steps to Tuning a Hand Plane Here it is. Do these 19 steps and most used planes will work just fine – i.e., they will be fettled.
• Tuning A Hand Plane Every single item that they have for sale has “Sold” marked next to it, but the article is well worth while.
• Tuning Metal-Bodied Hand Planes How-to from WoodCentral’s articles.
• Hand Plane Tune-Up Another fine how-to by Danford Jennings of WoodCentral.
• Hand Plane Tune Up Guide Pictorial from Rex’s Mill.
• He's In Fine Fettle Ian Kirby presents the basic steps to preparing any hand plane for use, from Woodworker’s Journal.
• Levelling a Plane Bottom Critical step in old plane tune-up by Paul Barnard of WoodCentral.
• Refinishing Metal Hand Planes Nice pictorial from Rex’s Mill.
• Hand Plane Handle Repair Pictorial from Rex’s Mill.
• Hand Plane Handle Refinishing if they don’t need replacing, from Rex’s Mill. I suppose this would work for saw handles, as well.
• Japanning Tools Two takes by WoodCentral regulars
• Japanning Compilation article by Paul Morin pulled from various sources including the OldTool list.
• Japanning Recipe Cooking and applying, saved from Internet vaporization by Paul Morin.
• How To Do Japanning Recipe and procedure from ECR Conservation and Restoration.
• Renovating a Low Angle Jack Complete article by Derek Cohen on Australia’s Woodwork Forums
• Wooden Plane Cleaning Short essay with lots of photos of a nice screw arm plow, by Tony Seo.
• Cleaning Your Plane Nice compilation article from Galoot Paul Morgan’s site, including advice from the OldTool list.
• Flattening Plane Soles Bugbear’s explanation of scraping a plane sole.
• Plane Sole Scraping (Practicalities) Jeff Gorman's methods – not for perfectionists but good for the rest of us.
• QuickLap(TM) Faster, better and cheaper than ScarySharp (at least, that’s the claim). Culled from the OldTool list by Paul Morin on his site.
• Sharpening and Testing Plane Irons Brent Beach's article, including way cool microphotographs of sharpened edges.
• Filing the Mouth of a Cast Iron Plane by Robin Frierson from Woodnet as compiled by Cian Perez.
• Planing Difficult Woods Tips and techniques from many of WoodCentral's regular posters.
• Raising a Panel Great thread from the Old Tool List on using a hand plane for panel raising.
• Sash Planes How to use this molding plane for a cope and stick joint, by Scott Post.
• Using a Lee Valley Scraper Plane by Mike Schwing from WoodCentral.
• Using Shoulder Planes Streaming video from Fine Woodworking.
• Butt Hinge Mortise Plane How to use this little understood plane, by Bill Houghton from WoodCentral’s articles.
• Hand-Planing a Flat Panel Step-by-step from the Badger Pond Archives.
• Hand Planing Appliances Jigs and accessories to make you hand planing experience more pleasurable, from Stephen Shepherd's ILoveWood website.
• Tuning Old Wooden Hand Planes Article from Stephen Shepherd's ILoveWood website.
• Iron Setup How to adjust an iron in a metal hand plane, from Rex's Mill.
• Plane Tuning
• Tuning a Hand Plane -John' s Woodshop

• The Galoot's Progress Here it is – what it means to be a Galoot. Thoughtfully put together by Tom Price.
• Why I Use Hand Tools by Stephen Shepherd.
• Woodworking Unplugged by Stephen Shepherd.
• Why Power Tools are Better than Hand Tools A Must Read from woodworking.com.
• The Crowbar FAQ Paddy O’Deen demonstrates how to pry open a tight wallet.
• The Galoot’s Lexicon A semi-humorous look at the jargon Galoot’s use everyday.

• Ralph Brendler's Portable Toolbox A handy briefcase-style toolbox based on a sketch from Jim Tolpin's The Toolbox Book.
• Tom Price's Tool Chest from The Galoot’s Progress. Classic benchside chest with room for everything.
• Tool Box Stephen Shepherd's basic tool list.

• Bob Key's Portable (Luggable) Tool Cabinet Very nice suitcase design with write-up and photos.
• Bob Key's Hanging Tool Cabinet Traditional tool cabinet with neat mapped graphic.
• The Peerless Tool Chest of H.O. Studley Classic inspiration, as presented in Fine Woodwoking.

• Buck Brothers By Brian Welch.
• The Disstonian Institute Online reference of Disston saws.
• Millers Falls By Randy Roeder.
• Miller Falls (History)
• Ohio Tool Company By Keith Rucker
• Ohio Tool Company By Mark Van Roojen – 1913 Catalog reprints
• Simonds Saws by Brian Welch.
• Starrett from Rose Antique Tools
• T.H. Witherby By Brian Welch.

• Homestead Heritage - School of Woodworking
• Traditional Tools- Review of LV Planes, Traditonal tools Forum
• Norsewoodsmith.com- Makes his own saw, plane, etc.
• OldTools Archive
• Index of Fossil-Fuel Friendly Woodworking Knowledge
• Woodworking at Rex Mill.com -Good info on Hand Planes, and Sharpening
• Stanley Blood and Gore by Patrick Leach
• Revised Stanley Blood and Gore
• OldTool And WoodWorking Links
• A Ramp ed Shooting Board
• Old Woodworking Machines
• Electronic Neanderthal
• Stanle y Tools Parts Catalog
• Tradional Wookbench
• Dovetail Joints
• The Society of American Period Furniture Makers

• Sandy Moss's Bit Braces Details on a variety of makes of braces with photos and company histories.
• Sharpening Traditional Drill Bits and Augers The Drill Doctor can't sharpen an auger bit. With this article, you can, from Stephen Shepherd's ILoveWood website.
• Drill Bits Everything you wanted to know about hole-making devices from gimlets to spoons to twist bits, from Stephen Shepherd's ILoveWood website.
• Boring Article on making holes from Stephen Shepherd's ILoveWood website.
• Restoring a Post Drill Pictures and text from ilikerust.

• Socket Chisel Handles Tutorial on turning and fitting these by Leif Hanson.
• Making Handles for Socketed Chisels by Scott Post.
• Tanged Tool Handles Tutorial on turning and fitting handles for all sorts of tools with tangs, by Leif Hanson.
• Basic Sharpening Tutorial How Bob Smalser sharpens his chisels.
• A treatise on Japanese Chisels by Paul Jordan from the Badger Pond Archives.
• Sharpening Gouges by Bill Grumbine from the Badger Pond Archives.
• Carving Chisels and Gouges and how they differ from bench chisels, from Stephen Shepherd's ILoveWood website.
• Chisels and Gouges A good primer from Stephen Shepherd’s ILoveWood website.
• Bench Chisel Techniques Paring and chopping by Garrett Hack, from Fine Woodworking.

• Hand Tool Faq A little bit of everything hand-toolish from rec.woodworking.
• Antique Tool Faq Lots of antique tool information from rec.woodworking.
• Protecting Metal Hand Tools Advice from Dave Wright in the Badger Pond archives.

• The Chemistry of Cleaning Rusty Iron by Electrolysis WoodCentral article by Bill Tindall and Spencer Hochstetler.
• Restoring Artifacts with Electrolysis Basic how-to by Ted Kinsey of WoodCentral.
• Electrolytic Removal of Rust From HTPAA (Hand-Tool Preservation Association of Austalia) Quarterly Publication, Tool Chest.
• Electrolysis Tutorial from Rex's Mill.

• Working with Crucible Materials CMP V3 Steel WoodCentral article by Bill Tindall, Spender Hochstetler, and Phillip Smith.
• A Woodworker's Guide to Tool Steel and Heat Treating From the Sign of the Three Planes

• Making an English-Style Dovetailed Infill Smoothing Plane This is it. Jim Yehle’s complete tutorial, including CAD Drawings.
• Scrapwood Scraper Plane Build a scraper plane from the scraps in your burn barrel, complete with plans, fro Popular Woodworking.
• Jim Klingshott's Panel Plane Jim Yehle provides complete CAD and pdf drawings.
• An Inexpensive 50º Smoothing Plane Bob Smalser converts a standard Stanley Bailey into a high-angle smoother with some basic metalworking and lots of photos.
• Handled Bench Plane Very long, very detailed, very well documented article on building a handled smoother (razee style) by Leif Hanson.
• Fine Tool Building: Steve Knight Photo essay of planemaker Steve Knight building an ebony smoother in the Krenov style, from the Old Toolin’ website.
• Traditional Coffin Smoother Leif Hanson details the traditional method (as opposed to Krenov-Style) for making a coffin smoother.
• How I Did My Practice Dovetails Galoot Jerry Schueller with a well-photographed and illustrated essay on cutting double dovetails for hand-made metal planes.
• A Dovetailed Plane Built from Scratch Jerry’s complete write-up on building his dovetailed infill smoother.
• Make Your Own Wooden Hand Plane Article with good illustrations for making a basic wooden jack, by David Welter of College of the Redwoods.
• WoodWorks Hand Plane Article on building a wood jack plane taken from the television show of the same name.
• Building a Wooden Hand Plane Well presented article with tool and material list for a Krenov-style (laminated) plane, from Lowe’s.
• Handmade Hand Plane Article from Popular Mechanics – a pretty little Krenov-Style (laminated) high-angle block plane, with plans.
• A Home-Made Jack Plane Wooden jack plane construction from 1920’ Woodworker Annual, courtesy of ALF.
• A Home-Made Router Plane From 1920’s Woodworker Annual, courtesy of ALF.
• A Home-Made Rebate (Rabbet) Plane Wooden rabbet plane construction, from 1920’s Woodworker Annual, courtesy of ALF.
• A Home-Made Toothing Plane Coffin-style wooden toothing plane, from 1920’s Woodworker Annual, courtesy of ALF.
• Dovetail Plane Drawings (no text) for a wooden dovetail molding plane by Louis Michaud.
• Making a Thumbnail (Ovolo) Plane In-depth article from Scott Post about building this molding plane from scratch.
• Planemaker's Floats How to build and use these indispensable tools for wooden plane making, by Larry Williams from the Badger Pond Archives.
• A Pair of Planemaker's Floats Leif Hanson’s take on the subject.
• Making Skewed Planemaking Floats Scott Post makes a pair.
• Fine Tool Building: Floats Nice write-up with a good photo on building a pair of planemaker’s float, by Darrell LaRue from the Old Toolin’ website.
• Building a Shepherd Smoother Well-photographed saga of building this popular infill plane kit, from Popular Woodworking.

• Make and Using a Router The title says it all, from Stephen Shepherd’s ILoveWood website.
• Planing Moldings, Grooves, Dadoes and Rabbets Good tutorial on the use of wooden molding and other non-bench planes, from Stephen Shepherd’s ILoveWood website.
• Sizing Hollows and Rounds Basic information about these useful molding planes from Ken Greenberg.
• Improve a No. 80 Scraper Modification to this Stanley plane brought to you by Galoot Charlie Driggs.
• Making Moldings with Hollows and Rounds or, Why You Need More Tools than you Have Already, by Galoot Ken Greenberg.

• Marking Time 8 useful articles from Jeff Gorman on marking and layout.
• Layout Tools Nice article on layout tools and how to use them from Stephen Shepherd’s ILoveWood website.
• Patented American Marking and Mortise Gages Everything you could ever want to know about gages.
• Marking Tools for Exacting Joints Woodworker's Journal

• The Striking Knife Adam Cherubini’s article from Popular Woodworking, reprinted on WoodCentral. This is a lost layout tool can help you work more efficiently with handtools.
• Shopmade Marking Gauge Article from Fine Woodworking.
• Squaring Up A Square Tune up a combination square with a needle file, from Fine Woodworking.
• Large Try Square for Carcase Work Build a wooden try square with this article from 1920’s Woodworker Annual, courtesy of ALF.
• Straightedge and Winding Sticks Building and use thereof, from 1920’s Woodworker Annual, courtesy of ALF.
• Making Accurate Straight-Edges from Scratch John Swensen shows us how to make one that works.

• The Not So Humble Scratch Stock Bugbear’s dissertation on scratch stocks.
• Making and Using a Scratch Stock Another helpful article, this one from Stephen Shepherd’s ILoveWood website.
• What the Heck is an Astragal? A brief commentary on different moldings by Tom Price.
• Moldings: The Atomic Inits of Classical Architecture A very complete article from Traditional Building.com.

• Hand Sawing Basic tutorial from Stephen Shepherd’s ILoveWood website.
• Four New Saws from an Old One Leif Hanson documents construction of two stair saws, a keyhole saw and a compass saw using an old hand saw for the blades.
• A Gallery of Saw Handles Making you own saw handle? Bob Brode has provided numerous examples for your viewing pleasure.
• Sawing and Other Shop Appliances A series of jigs and other sawing aids from Stephen Shepherd’s ILoveWood website.
• Saw Set Collector's Resource Mark Conley’s site.
• The Sawtill Project You’ve got the saws, now the Old Tool Galoots show you where to put them. With a nice illustration.
• Vintage Saws
• Saw Vise
• Handsaw FAQ

• A Quick Spokeshave Tune-Up Bob Smalser tutorial.
• Spokeshave FAQ Helpful article from Dave’s Shaves, proprietor of low-angle wooden spokeshaves
• A Home Made Spokeshave From 1920’s Woodworker Annual, courtesy of ALF.
• How to Make a Spokeshave by John Gunterman
• How To Use a Spokeshave From 1920’s Woodworker Annual, courtesy of ALF.
• Tips on Using a Wooden Spokeshave Helpful article from Dave’s Shaves, proprietor of low-angle wooden spokeshaves.
• Making A "Cigar" shave Detailed article by David Sobel from Woodwork Magazine.
• How to Tune a Spokeshave with Mike Dunbar, from John Gunterman’s website.

• The Drawknife Bob Smalser tutorial on tuning and using a drawknife with exercises.
• Drawkinves, Scorps, Jiggers and Inshaves Great little tutorial from Stephen Shepherd’s ILoveWood website.
• Spokeshaves, Travishers, a Buss and a Jarvis Say what? Stephen Shepherd makes it all clear.

• The Shaving Horse Bob Smalser’s shaving horse and the plans he built it from.
• Shaving Horse Overview from Stephen Shepherd’s ILoveWood website.
• The Shaving Horse Nice article with pictures by Tom Rettie
• The Shaving Pony Page Nice page on a portable shaving horse that clamps in a bench vice.

• Hand Saw Basics Leif Hanson’s primer on hand saws. Very good reading with high quality photos.
• Using and Troubleshooting Hand Saws Leif Hanson provides the low-down. A must-read for new hand-saw users.
• Restoring an Old Hand Saw Leif Hanson’s primer on saw restoration, including electrolysis.
• A Refurbished Disston D-8 Leif Hanson takes a pretty cruddy rip-saw and restores it into a beautiful user.
• Cleaning and Restoring a Handsaw A brief introduction with nice results – from ilikewood.
• Saw Cleaning A short tutorial from Tony Seo.
• Fine Tool Building: Stair Saw Large photo with construction notes by Darrell LaRue from the Old Toolin’ Website.

• Bugbear's Bowsaw Page The Internet standard. Almost everything on the internet about bowsaws either starts or ends at this page.
• Constructing a Frame Saw William Duffield’s article from WoodCentral on constructing this Neanderthal resaw.
• A Home-Made Bow Saw From 1920’s Woodworker Annual, courtesy of ALF.
• Resawing with a Frame Saw How to make thin boards out of thick boards without a band saw, by Joshua Clark.
• Make a Frame Saw How to make the above-reference saw for making thin boards out of thick ones, by Joshua Clark.
• Framesaw Galoot Listmom Christopher Swingly shows how he made a frame saw.

Back Saws Leif Hanson shows how to make a back saw from start to finish, including a how-to on shaping and sharpening teeth.

• Use and Preparation of Scapers