
HTT011 – Dust Control in the Hand Tool Shop
09/13/17 • 51 min
On today’s show, I discuss tool acquisition as a new woodworker, cutting up old saws, repairing a twisted frame and panel door, accuracy vs. precision, and dust control.
From the Shop- Work continues to continue on the four joinery saws I started a couple of weeks ago.
Thanks to Joe Deslauriers for signing up to be a Patron, and thanks to William Elliott, Arkadiusz Cwikowski, Bill Warnock, Krister K., Lawrence Pylinski, and Jeff Skiles for your continued support on Patreon.
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- Justin wants to know what tools to buy next.
- Rush is considering cutting down an old hand saw to make a panel saw.
- Jonathon needs help repairing a frame-and-panel door that has a twist.
- Marcus asks about ensuring that parts are of equal size.
Today’s main topic is dust control (not just dust collection) in the hand tool shop.
Feedback, Questions or Topic Suggestions?If you’d like to submit something for the show, you can leave a voicemail at (276) 601-3123 or send a voice note recorded on your phone to [email protected]. You can also use the contact form on the Contact page.
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On today’s show, I discuss tool acquisition as a new woodworker, cutting up old saws, repairing a twisted frame and panel door, accuracy vs. precision, and dust control.
From the Shop- Work continues to continue on the four joinery saws I started a couple of weeks ago.
Thanks to Joe Deslauriers for signing up to be a Patron, and thanks to William Elliott, Arkadiusz Cwikowski, Bill Warnock, Krister K., Lawrence Pylinski, and Jeff Skiles for your continued support on Patreon.
Feedback- No feedback this week.
- Justin wants to know what tools to buy next.
- Rush is considering cutting down an old hand saw to make a panel saw.
- Jonathon needs help repairing a frame-and-panel door that has a twist.
- Marcus asks about ensuring that parts are of equal size.
Today’s main topic is dust control (not just dust collection) in the hand tool shop.
Feedback, Questions or Topic Suggestions?If you’d like to submit something for the show, you can leave a voicemail at (276) 601-3123 or send a voice note recorded on your phone to [email protected]. You can also use the contact form on the Contact page.
How to Support the ShowIf you’d like to support the show, you can do so by visiting the Support page.
Previous Episode

HTT010 – Using Hide Glue
On today’s show, I discuss outdoor finishes, auger bit lead screws, re-sawing by hand, more on hand tool storage, and using hide glue.
From the Shop- Work continues on the four joinery saws I started a couple of weeks ago.
No new Patrons this week. Thanks to Chris Barnes for sending in a one time donation. Thanks to William Elliott, Arkadiusz Cwikowski, Bill Warnock, Krister K., Lawrence Pylinski, and Jeff Skiles for your continued support on Patreon.
Feedback- No feedback this week.
- Ed wants to know what the best outdoor finish is.
- Brian has a question about irreparable auger bit lead screws.
- Jonathon has a question about re-sawing by hand. I referenced this video:
- Chris wants to know what hand saws I limit myself to. I referenced this series of blog posts:
Today’s main topic is using hide glue. I referenced the following two videos:
The rub joint is explained in the following video starting at approximately 17:06.
Feedback, Questions or Topic Suggestions?If you’d like to submit something for the show, you can leave a voicemail at (276) 601-3123 or send a voice note recorded on your phone to [email protected]. You can also use the contact form on the Contact page.
How to Support the ShowIf you’d like to support the show, you can do so by visiting the Support page.
Next Episode

HTT012 – Making Your Own Hand Tools
On today’s show, I discuss jointer and planer size, fixing problem with old saw handles, methods for cutting down an old saw, restoring wooden bench planes, and making your own tools.
From the Shop- One of the hand saws that I’ve been working on has been finished and is ready for delivery to the customer.
- We made a bit more progress on our new cabin.
Thanks to Jens Rosendahl for signing up to be a Patron, and thanks to Joe Deslauriers, William Elliott, Arkadiusz Cwikowski, Bill Warnock, Krister K., Lawrence Pylinski, and Jeff Skiles for your continued support on Patreon.
Feedback- No feedback this week.
- Joe wants to know what size machines would be most useful for stock prep in a hand tool shop.
- Shaun has some questions about restoring an old hand saw.
- Scott is looking for clarification on methods for cutting down old saws.
- Bill is restoring some old wooden bench planes and wants to know about mouth opeinings.
Today’s main topic is making your own woodworking hand tools.
Feedback, Questions or Topic Suggestions?If you’d like to submit something for the show, you can leave a voicemail at (276) 601-3123 or send a voice note recorded on your phone to [email protected]. You can also use the contact form on the Contact page.
How to Support the ShowIf you’d like to support the show, you can do so by visiting the Support page.
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