Introduction Required Woodworking Hand Tools 10 Steps to Squaring Lumber with Woodworking Hand Tools Step 1: Cut the Board to Rough Dimensions Step 2: Flatten a Reference Face with Hand Planes Step 3: Test for Twisting with Winding Sticks Step 4:…
Read moreBy Joshua Farnsworth In the above video & article I’ll show you my simple 8 step method for cutting dovetails with woodworking hand tools. This is the dovetailing lesson that I teach to my woodworking students at my school. Most students who have s…
Read moreBy Joshua Farnsworth In this video & article I’ll have a shoot-out between a dovetail jig machine and hand cut dovetails, and talk about the pros and cons of each method. Table of Contents: Want to Skip to a Section in this article? Introduction 1…
Read moreBy Joshua Farnsworth In this article, and the above video, I’ll share with you 9 tips on how to cut a clean and straight line with a dovetail saw so you can make tight fitting joinery like this: In my Introduction to Hand Tool Woodworking class, one of…
Read moreMany of you have pointed out my shoddy array of straight-ish, straight edges.
I’m often asked if there’s a reason why I favour these home made things over something more posh.
This is one of those questions where I really wish I had a good …