A comprehensive guide to using hand planes and shooting techniques for practically every aspect of surface preparation. Some of the topics covered include:

• Basic tool requirements and setup
• Determining grain direction
• Explanation of 'face side' and 'edge side'
• Hollowing length and width
• Removing twist
• End grain planing with a block plane
• Shooting end grain

Scott is the owner of Scott Horsburgh Fine Furnitire. He studied furniture making in England under David Charlesworth. He now makes individual works at his workshop in Yallingup, Western Australia. You can read more about his work and access his entire archive of articles by going to his website at www.scotthorsburgh.com .