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Newsletter Archive

March 30 2023 | 2 minute read

Offcuts: More GIANT Planes and the Jointer That Tied a Town Together

A plow plane with an iron the size of a wrecking bar

February 6 2023 | 2 minute read

What Ancient Hand Tools Do to Our Emotions

We come from a lineage of toolmakers molding and being molding by technology

October 1 2022 | 6 minute read

What Actually Killed Off the Wooden Plane?

Plus, terrifying AI-generated planes

July 1 2022 | 3 minute read

The Tote-ally Complete Guide to Holding a Wooden Plane

Plus, woodworking planes for your feet

July 1 2022 | 11 minute read

The Problem With Eric Sloane, the Godfather of American Tool Collecting

Sloane's history is an imperfect story of America

June 1 2022 | 1 minute read

Everybody's Making Planes! (2022)

A new series featuring modern planemakers

June 1 2022 | 5 minute read

Tracking Down B MAN, a Curious 18th Century Mark

Planemaker? Journeyman? Salesman?

May 1 2022 | 2 minute read

Planes on Roman Coins and Sticking Crown Molding

The goddess Juno and her planes

March 29 2022 | 5 minute read

A Brief History of Chinese Plane Making

Plus, the historic Plane Talk is now online!

February 25 2022 | 11 minute read

A 'Terrible Place of Torture'

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

January 28 2022 | 4 minute read

How Fast Can You Plane 1,000 Feet of Moulding?

You want data? I've got data.

December 31 2021 | 3 minute read

The Last Marples Planemakers at Work

Plus, a 23-foot-long functional wooden plane

November 16 2021 | 5 minute read

How To Restore a Plane by Lighting It on Fire

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

October 29 2021 | 3 minute read

Were There Women Planemakers?

Plus, new video on 18th and 19th planemaking design styles