Hand tools and power tools

Monday, February 13, 2012

Friends! I recently decided to dive into the world of hand tools and power tools woodworking, mostly because the only times I can do any sort of woodworking is early in the morning or late at night, and my wife, my dog and my neighbors do not really appreciate the noise of a table saw or a router at those rather odd times… In addition, my garage is also used for storage, and cleaning up the mess left by power tools quickly gets old! Finally, truly fine woodworking requires hand tools there are operations that cannot easily be done with machinery and working with hand tools will make you a better woodworker! The beginning woodworker will wonder what kind of projects he/she should tackle first. My recommendation is to start with a few simple shop appliances. In the photos below, you can see my first two hands tool-only projects: a wooden try square and a saw bench. A couple of winding sticks, a bench hook or a shooting board is good candidates as well. These projects will teach you a lot about sawing, planning and chiseling, all essential techniques in order to move to the next level in our craft. Have a nice day.