Forty years ago, I was wandering down the aisle of a flea market in New Milford, Connecticut. My search for bargain-priced tools had brought me there, and I came upon a vendor’s table stocked with old ...

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Wood planes, such as this vintage Stanley Bedrock model owned by Warren George of Metairie, are one of the most popular categories in tool collecting. THE PIECE: a vintage Stanley Bedrock planer, from ...

Wood planes are interesting tools as essential as hammers, nails and saws to those who “fix” and “make” wooden objects. While the primary tasks of most planes are to smooth wooded surfaces and even ...