Hand Tools
Handsaw with confidence and accuracy using a saw bench that doubles as the sturdiest shop stool you’
Hand planes remove excess material and shape wood without creating a great deal of noise or dust.
Some say the scraper is difficult to sharpen and tricky to use. Nonsense. Here’s how to bend this little gem to your advantage.
I’m ready for a new set of bench chisels, and am wondering if it makes sense to splurge on a high-priced set. Some brands cost 10 times as much as others!
After accidentally drilling hinge holes on the wrong side of a jewelry box, I wrestled with how to hide the error.
Paring off just a little material from the edge of my workpiece seemed the perfect task for a sharp hand plane.
I redesigned my wall-mounted chisel holder so it protects the chisels’ cutting edges, but only requires minimal clearance above the handles.
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