I am completely (well, almost) in the dark about hand planes. I have acquired a few that belonged to my father and will be getting some more. I have read some magazine articles and now understand and believe in their neccessity for fine woodworking. So, now I need to educate myself. I need to learn how to select the proper plane for the task, how to use it, how to adjust and tune it, how to sharpen it, and heavens knows what else I don't know.

I have searched the threads here at SMC and the internet in general and have found what I believe are 3 good books on planes. I list them below in the order that I think I shoud acquire and read them. Do you agree? Are there other books you would add? Would you strike one from the list?

1. The Handplane Book by Garrett and Hack
2. Handplane Essentials by Christopher Schwarz
3. Planecraft: Hand planing by Modern Methods by Hampton & Clifford

TIA for your advice