F A CHANDURWALA "THE HARDWARE STORE" INTRODUCING ANANT's Adjustable Smoothing Bench Hand Plane-Ductile Cast Body, Lapped Sides and Bottom, Blade RHC 55-60, Sapele Handle and Tote can pare off just a thin slice of wood, no tool is better for shaving the edge of a sticking door, chamfering the corner of a board, or straightening one that is twisted or warped. That's why most carpenters still pack a hand plane or two in their toolboxes.