On Nov. 2, 1947, the largest aircraft ever built flew for about a minute for a mile over Long Beach Harbor in California. The Hughes H-4 Hercules, also called the Spruce Goose, was a wooden flying ...

Officials say two men were killed when a small homemade plane crashed in a field in Northern California near the Oregon state line.Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor tells The ...

Admittedly, we aren’t really in a position to confirm whether or not the miniature wood plane put together by [Daniel d’Entremont] is actually the smallest in the world, but we’re willing to take his ...

Wood planes, such as this vintage Stanley Bedrock model owned by Warren George of Metairie, are one of the most popular categories in tool collecting. THE PIECE: a vintage Stanley Bedrock planer, from ...

For collectors with a fondness for wood in various shapes and forms, nothing seems more conveniently collectible than modest old woodworking planes-those that boast no satinwood, ebony or ivory.

At a small desk in a Laramie basement, James Vasek, 6, is able to see beyond the seemingly useless pile of scrap wood sitting in front of him. James knows exactly why the wood is atop his desk. He put ...