How to Square, Flatten, & Dimension Rough Boards by Hand

Learn how to use traditional woodworking hand tools to dimension your lumber. Here are links to tools used in this video: HAND PLANES: * Vintage Stanley No. 5 Jack Plane: https://ebay.to/36q9cVO * Vintage Stanley No. 7 Jointer Plane: https://ebay.to/33a0A3N * Vintage Stanley No. 4 Smoothing Plane: https://ebay.to/36q9cVO * Lie-Nielsen Low Angle Rabbet Block Plane: http://bit.ly/325xrW5 HAND SAWS: * Vintage Disston No. 16 Cross Cut Panel Saw: https://ebay.to/2NFKXdU * Vintage Disston No. D-8 Rip Panel Saw: https://ebay.to/2WIHCyM * Vintage Millers Falls Miter box and miter saw: https://ebay.to/2WDpXbO MARKING & MEASURING: * Starrett 6-inch combination square: https://amzn.to/2qbiQev * Vintage metal try square: https://ebay.to/2C8ta9Q * Brass wheel marking gauge (my new favorite): https://amzn.to/2Q0ob0P * Lie-Nielsen panel Gauge: http://bit.ly/2C9J57u * Staedtler Mars 780 Technical Mechanical Pencil: https://amzn.to/2C6xp5O * Wooden Straight Edge (see my tutorial): https://woodandshop.com/how-to-make-a-wooden-straight-edge-for-woodworking/ * Winding sticks (see my tutorial): https://woodandshop.com/making-winding-sticks-for-flattening-workbench-tops/ * Some of the above affiliate links can earn me a small commission (no cost to you) ✪ See the article here: https://woodandshop.com/square-flatten-dimension-boards ✪ Visit my Hand Tool Buyer's Guide: https://woodandshop.com/which-hand-tools-do-you-need-for-traditional-woodworking/ ✪ Visit my Power Tool Buyer's Guide: https://woodandshop.com/woodworking-power-tool-buying-guide/ ✪ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WoodAndShop/?sub_confirmation=1 ✪ Watch our Amazing Woodworking Workshop Tours: https://woodandshop.com/traditional-w... ✪ Join our free Hand Tool woodworking Forum: https://woodandshop.com/forum/ ✪ Shop at our Traditional Woodworker's Store: https://store.woodandshop.com/ ✪ See our Traditional Woodworking School: https://woodandshop.com/school ***Affiliate disclaimer: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission.