
HTT044 – Hands Tools I Don’t Need
02/27/19 • 48 min
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.
SupportersThanks 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.
Feedback- NA.
- 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.
Feedback, Questions or Topic Suggestions?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.
How to Support the ShowIf 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.
SupportersThanks 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.
Feedback- NA.
- 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.
Feedback, Questions or Topic Suggestions?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.
How to Support the ShowIf you’d like to support the show, you can do so by visiting the Support page.
Previous Episode

HTT043 – Basics of Design
On today’s show, I discuss woodworking in a small corner of the house/apartment, old woodworking books, auger bit lead screw pitch, and the basics of designing your own projects.
SupportersThanks 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, 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.
Feedback- Willard Anderson suggested Tom Calisto (www.windwardwoodworks.com) for custom bowsaw blades of any size.
- Joseph is wondering about setting up to do woodworking in a small corner of a spare room or porch.
- Hernán is wondering about old woodworking books and where to find them.
- David is wondering how to determine auger bit depth by the number of revolutions.
Today’s main topic is about the basics of designing your own projects.
Feedback, Questions or Topic Suggestions?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.
How to Support the ShowIf you’d like to support the show, you can do so by visiting the Support page.
Next Episode

HTT045 – The Hand Tools I Wouldn’t Be Without
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.
SupportersThanks 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.
Feedback- NA.
- 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.
Feedback, Questions or Topic Suggestions?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.
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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