Hand Tools

Tapered Sliding Dovetails by Hand

February 18, 2019

Specialty plane helps cut this self-locking joint
Tool Review: Ultimate Coping Saw by Blue Spruce Toolworks

February 15, 2019

High-end coping saw is an impressive tool that does a great job on scrollwork, coping moldings, and removing waste while dovetailing
Chris Gochnour’s Sharpening Process

February 7, 2019

Watch a hand tool aficionado who is always looking for new ways to be a better sharpener
Tool Test: Honing Guides

February 7, 2019

Models reviewed include the Lie-Nielsen, Veritas Mk.II Deluxe Honing Guide Set, generic side-clamping guides, the Kell No. 2, Nano Hone’s Sharp Skate 4, Trend, and the Veritas Sharpening System
Ep 12b: Mounting and Fitting the Door–Conclusion

January 8, 2019

In this, the final episode, Chris delicately mounts the hinges to the door and case, finishing the Enfield cupboard project
Ep 12a: Rabbeting the Panels and Door Assembly

January 8, 2019

Chris uses rabbet and shoulder planes to create the solid-wood panels for the door, then assembles the door with drawbored mortise and tenons
Ep 11b: Sawing the Through-Tenons

January 2, 2019

In this episode, Chris completes the door joinery and dials in the fit to create a perfectly flat door
Ep 11a: Chopping the Through-Mortises

January 2, 2019

In this episode, Chris plows a groove in the doorframe and then creates the door's through-mortises, working half way through on each side, meeting in the middle
Book Review: Hands Employed Aright

December 20, 2018

Joshua Klein's new book gives some perspective
Ep 10b: Door Layout – Through-Tenons

December 18, 2018

Chris continues the layout process, which is essential to creating a door for the cupboard that is both flat and strong