Hand Tool Woodworking Instruction and Thoughts

RWW 165 From Boat Anchor Junk to Fore Plane

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I hear from a lot of people who tell me they are saving money to buy a premium Scrub or Fore plane.

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Lately there is a movement towards smaller tool kits. I think this message speaks to the “anarchist”

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I was asked by a Hand Tool School member recently to provide a list of good chisel brands to aid him

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In the power tool world the expression, “buy your last tool first” is a pretty common way

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Chris Schwarz recently posted about his simpleton shooting board and it made me laugh as I have a similar

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I get a lot of questions about where to find old hand tools. Personally, I find a lot at flea markets

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Long bevels can be tricky whether cut by hand or by power. With so much reference surface, even the tiniest

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Sometimes despite all the hold fasts, vises, and bench dogs you need to improvise some work holding at

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I was very fortunate to have a friend from my local SAPFM chapter loan me some of the new Veritas O1