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Working Efficiently

Hand Tools & Techniques Podcast
08 March

HTT021 – Working In A Small Shop

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Audio
  • Comments 2 comments

On today’s show, I discuss keeping inset cabinet doors aligned, white pine for a workbench top, bevel up vs. bevel down smoothing planes, tongue and groove planes, and tips for working efficiently in a small shop.

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working maple
14 February

Working with Very Hard Woods by Hand

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories News & Ramblings, Shop Tips
  • Comments 4 comments

While you may not be able to work really quickly in very dense, kiln dried hardwoods, there are some strategies you can employ to make the work a bit less physically demanding.

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Hand Tools & Techniques Podcast
13 December

HTT016 – Are Hand Tools Really That Slow?

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Audio
  • Comments 6 comments

On today’s show, I discuss keeping green wood green, marking tapered octagonal legs, when to throw in the towel and re-cut a miscut tenon, and efficiency with hand tools.

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Planing a tongue with a match plane.
08 June

Versatile Tools and Specialized Tools

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories News & Ramblings
  • Comments 8 comments

Jacks of all trades or masters of none?

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Planing a face frame flush
27 April

Product or Process?

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories News & Ramblings
  • Comments 3 comments

What’s more important for today’s traditional woodworker, obtaining the end product, of the process of doing so?

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Sawing a tenon cheek
23 April

Efficiency with Hand Tools – Mindset

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories News & Ramblings
  • Comments 0 comment

To be efficient with hand tools, sometimes you have to change the way you think about the craft.

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Planing a dado
20 April

Efficiency with Hand Tools – Joinery

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, News & Ramblings
  • Comments 4 comments

How does the joinery you choose to use to assemble your projects impact your ability to be efficient with your hand tools?

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Hand Planing Mahogany
18 April

Efficiency with Hand Tools – Choosing Wood

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories News & Ramblings, Shop Tips
  • Comments 4 comments

How does the wood you choose to work with impact your ability to be efficient with your hand tools?

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Paring with an in-cannel gouge
16 April

Efficiency with Hand Tools

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories News & Ramblings
  • Comments 0 comment

What are the secrets to working more efficiently with hand tools?

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Dominy Tilt Top Table
13 April

Hand Tools Are Not Slow

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories News & Ramblings
  • Comments 0 comment

If you still think hand tools are slow, I have some news for you – it’s not the tools.

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Hand Tools & Techniques Podcast
11 April

HTT001 – Back in the Saddle

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Audio
  • Comments 7 comments

The podcast is back! On today’s show, I discuss how long it takes to complete tasks by hand, modern substitutes for period woodworking tools, the care and feeding of in-cannel gouges, and the nuances of sharpening hand saws.

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Chopping a Mortise
09 April

How Fast Were Period Woodworkers?

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories News & Ramblings
  • Comments 0 comment

How fast can one actually work with hand tools?

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