Hand Tool Woodworking Instruction and Thoughts

Sliding Dovetails by Hand

Sliding Dovetails Require Great PrecisionI cut the pins of the sliding dovetail first and

Break Up Your Saw Cuts into Parts Don’t be afraid of precision saw cuts. Your best advantage

Cut the Dado the Same Way You Would if the Case Weren’t Assembled Yep, its that simple. There

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Sawing Straight is Getting Out of the Way Learning to use a hand saw and sawing straight isn’t

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Tapered Octagons Are Just Planing to a Line The Welsh Stick chair is the first thing that comes to mind

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Forget the Process and Treat Each Board as Unique I’m hesitant to even call this a technique or

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Let Me Tell You a Story about a Sharpening Journey I sincerely appreciate everybody who hung out with

Restoring a Vintage Hand Saw Starts with a Straight Saw While I was filming some lessons for my soon

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Shift Your Weight Forward and Saw Between the Bench This week I’m answering a claim that I’m