Hand Tool Woodworking Instruction and Thoughts

A Better Way to Flatten a Board by Hand

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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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Get the Edge “Square-ish” Then Feel Your Way Flat The focus of this Live session is edge

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Clamps Slip, Use a Stop…and Wax, Lots of Wax If the secret to a good finish is preparation then

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It seems the more I use hand tools the more I’m throwing off things that prevent me from free handing

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I received a question from Chris about my wooden Filister plane that Philly Planes made for me. It was

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Most shooting boards will make a 90 cut and a 45 degree cut with the addition of a simple fence. Or

I get a lot of questions about tear out. (I know, you’re jealous of my life) Specifically I get

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Everyone needs a smoothing plane. They can eliminate (or very nearly) sandpaper and they leave the surface

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When the time comes to smooth plane your project to prepare it for finish, the best thing you can do