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Wooden coffin smooth planes
20 November

How to Adjust a Wooden Hand Plane

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools, Videos
  • Comments 9 comments

Wooden hand planes can be confusing to the new hand tool user because it isn’t very intuitive how to use them. In this video, I attempt to demystify the process.

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William & Mary Walnut Burl Veneered Bible Box
20 November

How to Install a Half Mortise Lock

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Videos
  • Comments 1 comment

Locks can be a bit tricky to install well on boxes and cases. They typically require multiple mortises of varying depths, and things don’t always line up quite right. Measuring can work, but I find it best to use the lock itself to lay everything out. Here’s how.

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29 October

How to Align Saw Bolt Holes to a New Saw Handle

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

If you have an old saw that needs a new handle, you will have to transfer the location of the saw bolt holes from the saw blade to the new handle blank.

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Crosscutting with a hand saw
12 October

Hand Saw Foundations Introduction

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Videos
  • Comments 2 comments

This is the introductory video to my Hand Saw Foundations course.

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ShepherdSaws04
06 October

How to Sharpen a Hand Saw – The 2009 Version

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Videos
  • Comments 1 comment

I have never really understood all of the hesitation that folks have learning to sharpen their own hand saws. It’s no more difficult than learning to sharpen a plane iron or a chisel. All it takes is a small investment in some simple, inexpensive tools and a few minutes of practice.

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Hand Tools & Techniques Podcast
02 October

HTT062 – Milk Paint Primer

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Audio, Shop Tips
  • Comments 2 comments

Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from June 2018.  In this show, I talk about milk paint.

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Hand Tools & Techniques Podcast
24 September

HTT061 – Workbenches: Build or Buy?

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Audio, Shop Tips
  • Comments 0 comment

Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from October 2017.  In this show, I talk about building vs. buying a workbench.  Is building a workbench a rite of passage?  Listen in for my thoughts!

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16 September

How to Prepare and Use Hot Hide Glue

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

I frequently get questions about hot hide glue. Contrary to what some would have us believe, hot hide glue is not complicated to use. In fact, it is actually very forgiving.

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Hand Tools & Techniques Podcast
24 August

HTT060 – Photographing Your Work

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Audio, Shop Tips
  • Comments 0 comment

Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from September 2017.  In this show, I talk about photographing your work.

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Hand Forged Hardware after Aging and Oiling
11 August

How to Make New Hardware Look Old

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

I’m not a big fan of shiny hardware.  So, most of the time, I don’t use hardware as it comes right out of the package if it is shiny and bright.

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Carved Gothic Tracery
31 July

How to Design and Carve Gothic Tracery

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

The cabinet door I’m making features some carved Gothic tracery. So in this video I show how I designed and carved these elements.

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Clamping Long Assemblies
02 July

Clamping Assemblies That Are Longer Than Your Clamps

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Videos
  • Comments 2 comments

When you need to clamp something that’s 5′ wide, and your longest clamp has a capacity of 4′, you’re faced with a bit of a dilemma. But there are solutions other than buying longer clamps.

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