Hand Tool Woodworking Instruction and Thoughts

Through Mortises in Really Hard Wood

I’m gearing up for Hand Tool School Semester 5 right now. I built a spring pole lathe about 5 months

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Not that YOU ever make gappy dovetails…but from time to time it happens. The key is not to sweat

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There are many ways to cut a dado using hand tools. In this episode I use a dado saw or stair saw to

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There is a cliche out there about mastery coming not from a lack of mistakes but rather one’s ability

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While more obscure than the age old pins or tails first argument, another proverbial hornet’s nest

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I think the problem solving aspect of woodworking is one of my favorite elements. You take all of your

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I have the better part of 8 hours invested in this little project. I only have to plow the groove around

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Pocket holes are not a 20th Century invention. Cabinetmakers and joiners were using them even 300 or

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In a recent video I showed the process of creating a 24″ long hinge mortise using nothing but a