Cutting open three wooden coffin smooth planes to see what makes them tick.
The simple scratch stock can be used to create some very dramatic effects.
Try these tips for sizing a saw to your frame and I’m confident you’ll find the perfect saw for you.
Cutting curves efficiently by hand requires still another saw…or maybe several.
If you’re going to cut joinery by hand, you should really have the right saw for the job.
Having the right saw for the job can make the task much easier. But which saw do you need?
Almost any longer length hand plane can be used as either a try plane or a jointer plane. It all comes down to how you set up the iron.
Some old texts would have you believe that gimlet bits cannot be sharpened. However, this is not the case.
Auger bits had several advantages over center bits and shell bits, so it comes as no surprise that auger bits came to replace the older style bits. Here’s how to sharpen the most common bit found in today’s hand tool kits.