Carcass Saw
Lesson 7: Miters
http://handtoolschool.wistia.com/medias/yopv9zv0cl?embedType=async&seo=false&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=800 Video Quick Links Introduction Miter Strengthening Methods 3 Ways to Cut Miters Shooting Miters Gluing Miters Miter Half Lap Loose Tenon Miter Veneer Spline Miter Splined Miter Practice Exercise This week we tackle an…
Project: Shop Bents
Build One or Build a Pair, You Won't Be Sorry Understanding how to make a tight fitting mortise and tenon opens up an entire world of projects to the woodworker. Deciding which one to…
Project: Layout Square
http://handtoolschool.wistia.com/medias/hnzf32ihzf?embedType=iframe&seo=false&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=800 Video Quick Links Project Introduction Stock Requirements Layout of Corner Lap Sawing Corner Lap Alternate Smoothing Methods Cutting Moulding Profile Layout of Crosspiece Sawing Dovetail Lap Transfer of Dovetail Lap Cutting Dovetail Lap Assembly…
Project: Miter Shooting Board
Video Quick Links Project Introduction Review of Parts Dust Groove Dado Layout Cutting the Dado Auxiliary Base Plate Cutting the Miter Block Fitting the Miter Block Assembly Test Cuts Practice Dados, Rabbets, and Grooves with…
Project: Miter Box
Video Quick Links Project Introduction Sizing Parts Joinery Layout Cutting Side Grooves Cutting Side Rabbets Fixing a Mistake Assembling Sides Layout Notches Cutting Notches Assembly Cutting Saw Kerfs Test Cuts With the upcoming miters…
Project: Benchside Tool Storage
http://handtoolschool.wistia.com/medias/9fs1szxu4e?embedType=async&seo=false&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=800 Video Quick Links Project Introduction Layout Cutting Dadoes Sawing Tip Installing on the Bench Practice Your Dadoes With This Benchside Tool Storage Rack This is a great little project to cut your dado chops…
Lesson 4: Dados
http://handtoolschool.wistia.com/medias/6652svnyd8?embedType=async&seo=false&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=800 Video Quick Links How to Use Housed Joints Tools for Cutting Them Laying Out the Dado Sawing the Dado Chopping the Dado Routing the Dado Fitting the Dado Using a Saw Fence Stopped Dados…
Lesson 2: The Fundamentals of Hand Sawing
http://handtoolschool.wistia.com/medias/rpm369zpuc?embedType=async&seo=false&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=800 Video Quick Links Introduction Types of Saws Saw Tooth Geometry Saw Hang Rip Sawing Resawing Crosscut Sawing Bench Sawing Sawing Exercises The Most Important Hand Tool Skill Hand sawing is one of the foundations…
Carcass Saw
Just like the name says this saw is used for cabinet carcass work. This could be outlining the walls of dados or just cutting pieces to length. The key is that the saw is used…
End Table
Design and Build Starting with a Photo Yes this is a table and it is a basic form in furniture making. Yes it will hone your mortise and tenon skills. Greatly. But more than…
Entry Bench
Angled Mortise and Tenon Joinery In the hand tool world everything is about cutting to a line. So the fact that these joints are angled at 10 degrees should mean nothing to us. This…