Archive - Working Wooden Planes

The oldest depictions of planes I know of are found on silver Roman coins dating from the first century BC, right as Rome was developing from a republic…

May 1

Plus: The historic Plane Talk is now online!

Mar 29

Should we be talking more about the brutal legacy of prison-made planes?

Feb 25

You want data? I've got data.

Jan 28

Plus, a 23-foot-long functional wooden plane

Dec 31, 2021

What should we say to the guy with the propane torch?

Nov 16, 2021

Plus, Austrian planmaking history

Oct 29, 2021

The screw arm plow plane is one of the most iconic wooden planes. They're beautiful, the fever dream of a hyperactive woodworker. "How is it," asks…

Sep 14, 2021

Bringing back the wooden plane newsletter

Aug 18, 2021

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