Woodworking Hand Tools & Techniques

Woodworking Hand Tools & Techniques


Latest Episodes

HTT026 – Moving Your Shop
May 18, 2018

On today’s show, I discuss hand planing vs. sanding before finishing, shoulder planes, working with long stock, side hung drawers, and moving your shop.

HTT025 – Hammer Veneering Basics
May 04, 2018

On today’s show, I discuss multiple irons for a try/jointer plane, clarifications on the fore plane, tips for planing square board edges, building a stand alone shop, and hammer veneering.

HTT024 – Light It Up
April 20, 2018

On today’s show, I discuss wood choices for tool boxes, traditional joinery methods for joining the corners of casework, dovetailing the corners of a box with angled sides, and lighting in the workshop.

HTT023 – What’s In A Name?
April 05, 2018

On today’s show, I discuss tools for working with green wood, spring joints, cambering plane irons without a grinder, and the traditional names and setups for the bench planes.

HTT022 – Improving you Hand Sawing
March 22, 2018

On today’s show, I discuss making curved cabinet doors, dealing with warped boards, combination planes, and tips for improving your hand sawing.

HTT021 – Working In A Small Shop
March 08, 2018

On today’s show, I discuss keeping inset cabinet doors aligned, white pine for a workbench top, bevel up vs. bevel down smoothing planes, tongue and groove planes, and tips for working efficiently in a small shop.

HTT020 – Wooden Planes vs. Metal Planes
February 23, 2018

On today’s show, I discuss using multiple tenons on wide table aprons, making cock beading with hand tools, workbench placement in the shop, edge jointing thick stock, and the pros and cons of the different types of hand planes.

HTT019 – Choosing & Using Wood Screws
February 07, 2018

On today’s show, I discuss working plywood with hand tools, making moldings with combination planes, strategies for working really hard woods with hand tools, getting started on a budget, and using screws in woodworking.

HTT018 – Carpenters, Joiners, and Nailed Furniture
January 24, 2018

On today’s show, I discuss edge jointing, workbench tool trays, cupping boards, building a saw on a budget, and nails for building furniture.

HTT017 – Getting Started with Molding Planes
January 12, 2018

On today’s show, I discuss sharpening angles, straightening a kinked hand saw, making large mortises for workbench legs, and getting started with molding planes.