Once you have understood the basic principles of how a hand tool works, practice is the best way to learn it’s proper use. When you have mastered this skill, you will discover that there are many instances while building that a hand tool saves you time and effort, while delivering impeccable results. Hand tools versus power tools […]
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One of the first things you might be questioning is why do you even need hand planes in your woodworking shop and for what all can you use them… Woodworkers who use hand planes know how useful they can be. Inspite of being hand tools they are the preferred way to go for many kinds […]
Well, technically you can make any wood project with hand tools. But some just go faster than others. This is a list of hand tool woodworking projects that can be made with minimum fuss and time spent, and yet are very popular and high selling items. Simple Wooden Boxes. There is all kind of projects […]
If you are going to use hand tools, you are going to have a lot of fun sharpening them. At least, we hope you do because sharpening is an essential part of using hand tools. But honestly, there is a sense of satisfaction in making your hand tools razor sharp. We ask you to recall […]
Many key hand techniques in woodworking have been replaced for most part, by power and machine tools. Chiseling the wood by hand is one such skill. Tools like routers are able to quickly and accurately do job that were earlier reserved for chisels, jobs like making mortise and tenor joints. However, chisels are still a […]
Smoothing is a very important part of woodworking. Almost all wood you purchase will need smoothing, either to get out the defects or to give a desired finish to the project. There are 2 main ways of smoothing wood, sanding and planing. In this post, we are going to speak of planing with hand tools. […]
There are many kinds of hand saws. They can be used to achieve different results. The main reason for using different hand saws is that they make a particular job easier to do. For example, a rip saw will allow you to cut along the grain with ease. Let’s look at what makes one saw […]
You cannot do without hand tools in a woodshop of course. They are a must have and you are going to need them every step of the way. Just like when buying power tools buy the highest quality of hand tools that you can afford. The woodworking tool undergo a lot of rigour and wear […]