Woodworking Hand Tools & Techniques

On today’s show, I discuss hand saw handle size, inexpensive hand tool friendly woods, hiding a rabbet or groove in the bottom of a dovetailed box, replacing marking gauge pins, and hand tools that I wouldn’t be without in my kit.

Thanks to Joe Deslauriers, William Elliott, Arkadiusz Cwikowski, Bill Warnock, Krister K., Lawrence Pylinski, Jeff Skiles, Matt McGrane, Jared Tohlen, Lance Stuchell, John Schuster, Steven Danenman, Kyle Groff, Jeff Mertz, Paul Joynes, Ethan Sincox, Michael Davis-Cheshire, Hernán Coronel, Jeremy Turner, Zayd Zaytoon, Hugo Baillargeon, Scott Runnels, Cameron Broome, Ted St. John, Dave Challis, John Baird, Jason Zvokel, Jay Derenthal, Sebastian Beckmann, Reagan Herman, Thomas Feller, Roberto Holguin, Alex Young, Rob Bennett, Tim Morris, Gray Keene, Rob Switzer, Mike Holzhauer, John Gargano, Lawrence Schlack, Gary Wiskofske, Andrew McNaughton, Elmer Nahum, Peter Faulks, Ivar Sande, Thomas Corbin, Jacob Norton, Richard Yeskoo, Ray Deftereos, and Borja Fernandez Sierro for your support on Patreon.

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• Ray has a question about hand saw handle size.
• Mark is looking for inexpensive, hand tool friendly hardwoods.
• Hugo wants to know how to hide a rabbet or groove in the bottom of a dovetailed box.
• Ed needs to replace the pins in an old marking gauge.

Today’s main topic is about hand tools I wouldn’t want to be without in my kit.

If you’d like to submit something for the show, send a voice note recorded on your phone to [email protected]. You can also leave a voicemail at (276) 601-3123 or use the contact form on the Contact page.

If you’d like to support the show, you can do so by visiting the Support page.

On today’s show, I discuss dovetail orientation for casework, making a mortise across the grain of a board, small smoothing planes, and “non-traditional” projects.

Thanks to Joe Deslauriers, William Elliott, Arkadiusz Cwikowski, Bill Warnock, Krister K., Lawrence Pylinski, Jeff Skiles, Matt McGrane, Jared Tohlen, Lance Stuchell, John Schuster, Steven Danenman, Kyle Groff, Jeff Mertz, Paul Joynes, Ethan Sincox, Michael Davis-Cheshire, Hernán Coronel, Jeremy Turner, Zayd Zaytoon, Hugo Baillargeon, Scott Runnels, Cameron Broome, Ted St. John, Dave Challis, John Baird, Jason Zvokel, Jay Derenthal, Reagan Herman, Thomas Feller, Roberto Holguin, Rob Bennett, Tim Morris, Gray Keene, Rob Switzer, Mike Holzhauer, John Gargano, Lawrence Schlack, Gary Wiskofske, Andrew McNaughton, Elmer Nahum, Peter Faulks, Ivar Sande, Thomas Corbin, Jacob Norton, Richard Yeskoo, Ray Deftereos, Borja Fernandez Sierro, Kevin Martin, Johnathan Rabkin, Michael Marino, Greg Nuckols, Steve Avery, and Ross Goodley for your support on Patreon.

• Damien has feedback on flattening a workbench top.

• Elmer wants to know about a curious dovetail orientation in a piece of period casework.
• Ted needs to know how to make a mortise across the grain of a board.
• Jeremy wants to know if he is missing anything by not having a small smoother in his kit.

Today’s main topic is “non-traditional” projects.

If you’d like to submit something for the show, send a voice note recorded on your phone to [email protected]. You can also leave a voicemail at (276) 601-3123 or use the contact form on the Contact page.

If you’d like to support the show, you can do so by visiting the Support page.

On today’s show, I discuss turning saw blades, hybrid filed saw teeth, managing glue in cold weather, auger bit cutter angles, and card scrapers.

Thanks to Joe Deslauriers, William Elliott, Arkadiusz Cwikowski, Bill Warnock, Krister K., Lawrence Pylinski, Jeff Skiles, Matt McGrane, Jared Tohlen, Chris Barnes, Lance Stuchell, John Schuster, Steven Danenman, Kyle Groff, Jeff Mertz, Paul Joynes, Ethan Sincox, Michael Davis-Cheshire, Hernán Coronel, Jeremy Turner, Zayd Zaytoon, Hugo Baillargeon, Scott Runnels, Cameron Broome, Ted St. John, Dave Challis, John Baird, Jason Zvokel, Jay Derenthal, Sebastian Beckmann, Reagan Herman, Thomas Feller, Roberto Holguin, Alex Young, Rob Bennett, Matthew Pascoe, Tim Morris, Gray Keene, Rob Switzer, Mike Holzhauer, John Gargano, Lawrence Schlack, Gary Wiskofske, Andrew McNaughton, Elmer Nahum and Peter Faulks for your support on Patreon.

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• Liam is looking for options for turning saw blades.
• Nathan needs some information on hybrid saw tooth filing.
• Randy is wondering about using glue in a cold workshop.
• Luke has a question about cutter angles on auger bits.

Today’s main topic is about sharpening, using and storing card scrapers.

If you’d like to submit something for the show, send a voice note recorded on your phone to [email protected]. You can also leave a voicemail at (276) 601-3123 or use the contact form on the Contact page.

If you’d like to support the show, you can do so by visiting the Support page.

On today’s show, I discuss keeping table tops flat, scratch stocks, hollow grinding, dealing with changing grain direction, and hand tool that I just don’t need in my kit.

Thanks to Joe Deslauriers, William Elliott, Arkadiusz Cwikowski, Bill Warnock, Krister K., Lawrence Pylinski, Jeff Skiles, Matt McGrane, Jared Tohlen, Lance Stuchell, John Schuster, Steven Danenman, Kyle Groff, Jeff Mertz, Paul Joynes, Ethan Sincox, Michael Davis-Cheshire, Hernán Coronel, Jeremy Turner, Zayd Zaytoon, Hugo Baillargeon, Scott Runnels, Cameron Broome, Ted St. John, Dave Challis, John Baird, Jason Zvokel, Jay Derenthal, Sebastian Beckmann, Reagan Herman, Thomas Feller, Roberto Holguin, Alex Young, Rob Bennett, Tim Morris, Gray Keene, Rob Switzer, Mike Holzhauer, John Gargano, Lawrence Schlack, Gary Wiskofske, Andrew McNaughton, Elmer Nahum, Peter Faulks, Ivar Sande, Thomas Corbin, Jacob Norton, and Richard Yeskoo for your support on Patreon.

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• Andrew has a question about keeping table tops flat without using breadboard ends.
• Joe is looking for more information on scratch stocks.
• Dave has some questions about hollow grinding plane irons and chisels.
• Jarom is having trouble dealing with reversing grain in some walnut boards.

Today’s main topic is about hand tools I just don’t need in my kit.

If you’d like to submit something for the show, send a voice note recorded on your phone to [email protected]. You can also leave a voicemail at (276) 601-3123 or use the contact form on the Contact page.

If you’d like to support the show, you can do so by visiting the Support page.

On today’s show, I discuss lead screws on auger bits, single vs. double iron wooden planes, stair saws, and considerations when setting up a new workshop.

Thanks to Joe Deslauriers, William Elliott, Arkadiusz Cwikowski, Bill Warnock, Krister K., Lawrence Pylinski, Jeff Skiles, Matt McGrane, Jared Tohlen, Chris Barnes, Lance Stuchell, John Schuster, Steven Danenman, Kyle Groff, Jeff Mertz, Paul Joynes, Christopher Steenbock, Ethan Sincox, Michael Davis-Cheshire, Hernán Coronel, Jeremy Turner, Zayd Zaytoon, Hugo Baillargeon, Scott Runnels, Cameron Broome, Ted St. John, Dave Challis, John Baird, Jason Zvokel, Jay Derenthal, Sebastian Beckmann, Reagan Herman, Thomas Feller, Roberto Holguin, Alex Young, Rob Bennett, Matthew Pascoe, Tim Morris, Gray Keene, Rob Switzer, Mike Holzhauer, John Gargano, Lawrence Schlack, and “Karma” for your support on Patreon.

• Andy has some clarification on exactly what woods are described as Hem-Fir.
• Jeremy wants to defend the use of water based finishes.

• David has a question on auger bit lead screws.
• Georges is making a wooden hand plane and wants some advice on whether he should use a single iron or a double iron. I mentioned my blog post on wooden plane throat geometry.
• Damien would like some thoughts on using a stair saw for dados.

Today’s main topic is considerations when setting up a new workshop.

If you’d like to submit something for the show, send a voice note recorded on your phone to [email protected]. You can also leave a voicemail at (276) 601-3123 or use the contact form on the Contact page.

If you’d like to support the show, you can do so by visiting the Support page.