William Tandy Young

This spokeshave set by Veritas includes flat, round, and concave spokeshaves.

Lie-Nielsen’s spokeshave is patterned after the vintage Preston design.

These short-handled butt chisels feature rosewood handles and Sheffield steel blades.

This add-on frog converts Lie-Nielsen's No. 4 and No. 4-1/2 smoothers to 50° from 45° .

This specialized plane converts a 1-in. wide chisel into a rabbet plane

Choosing the right adhesive for the job might mean more than grabbing that old bottle on the shelf

Old tool steel, especially from throwaway dovetail saws, is a great raw material for scrapers

A versatile fastener for making strong connections

A flat, blemish-free surface doesn't have to take all day

With proper preparation, Japanese chisels take and hold a superior edge.