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Tagged with hand-tools traditional-techniques
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How to prevent tearout when drilling surface at an angle?
I was boring holes for stool-legs when this huge chunk of hard maple tore out. This was supposed to the be the top surface of the stool, so it's pretty frustrating. The chip was mangled, so I can't ...
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Remove little material from a wooden piece with manual tools
I've started to enjoy using manual tools ("unplugged woodworking") and I've been getting manual tools (marking gauges, smoothing plane, saws, block plane, chisels, etc.).
I have piece of ...
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Precise 90 degree cuts on small pieces
This is a question about technique. When I cut small pieces of wood (1-2") I struggle to make precise square (90 degree) cuts by hand or handheld tools without a guide. If I just eyeball it I'll often ...
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Handsaws for very small flooring project
Is there one excellent-quality handsaw that does both crosscuts and rip cuts, and, if not, what two handsaws should I buy? The task is to install either an engineered wood, or possibly hardwood, ...
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What could I use instead of a froe when cleaving?
I really want a froe. They are hard to find in my area and when they do exist they are expensive.
If I want to cleave a log, e.g. ash, what other options could I consider? I could use axe heads but ...
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Resources for wooden furniture projects without glue, nails or screws
I am looking for resources (mostly books) on how to build wooden furniture without glue, nails or screws (preferably with only hand tools). I would like to learn the techniques involved in this as ...
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Fixing mistake: Filling the gap in a breadboard end on tabletop
I am building a pine desk/table (with handtools, so far) with a breadboard end design. One end piece does not sit flush with the tabletop everywhere along the entire width of the panel (32" or so)...
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Hand Saws for Timber Framing
What saws were traditionally used for timber framing cuts in British practice? British-style backsaws don't seem to have cut depths any more than about 4", so how did they cut long tenons?
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What is this turning process on the woodworking Wikipedia page?
I was looking for a simple way to describe woodworking and I found myself glancing the wiki page for it. The pictures on the side were intriguing. Particularly one showing one (two?) gentlemen turning ...
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What are the ideal traditional tools to use for creating an inlay?
I know how I can create one kind of fake inlay. I would like to know what is involved, at least at a basic level, how one creates inlays using traditional techniques and tools.
What tools could I ...
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What drove the design for the traditional tang?
My terminology might be off as I am basing it on the image below
Many traditional bits and tools used the tang style end. I am trying to figure out why that was the standard at the time. Was it power ...
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What is this brace bit cutter tool exactly and how is it used?
I was liberating some old hand tools from my grandfather's shop again, before grandma throws them in the garbage, and found some more interesting things. This time I am sure that this one is a ...
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Finding the right metal for making a froe
They started clearing old ash trees from the lot where I work. There was lots of nice wood there so I took a couple pieces. One in particular a piece of green ash about 17" in diameter.
I have been ...
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What hand tools to use for rounding edges and creating pockets?
I've seen some tutorials online about how to create a cutting board, and all of them suggests using a power router to round the edges and create the pockets for the handles. It looks so easy to do ...
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How can I debark wood?
I'm up at the cottage and I wanted to make myself a traditional bow saw. I got this green piece of poplar and I need to debark it before I rip it. It's about 4-5 inches in diameter if that matters.
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