10 Great Handtool Tips
Hone your handtool skills with some of our favorite articles from nearly four decades of Fine Woodworking
Sooner or later, most woodworkers fall for the siren song of handtools. This curated selection of top-notch handtool content will help guide you through a variety of techniques including sharpening, grinding, handplaning, and a whole lot more.
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Learn how to use a conventional bench grinder for perfect bevels on your chisels and plane irons
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Speed Up Handplane Honing with Your Ruler
A veteran hand tool-user’s simple trick helps you achieve a sharp edge a whole lot faster
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Become a Shooting Board Master
Master the shooting board and take your woodworking skills to the next level
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Simple Tape Trick for Tight Through-Mortises
Learn a simple trick for tighter through mortise-and-tenon joints with the help of humble painter’s tape
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Shopmade honing jig makes sharpening your spokeshave super-simple
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Chisel Tricks for Hand-Cut Joinery
A period furniture master demonstrates the right way to use your chisel
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Workbench Tool Storage Solutions
Learn how to outfit workbench drawers for smart, organized tool storage
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Learn how to avoid the two most common mistakes woodworkers make when sharpening a card scraper
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Accurate handwork is easier with these clever jigs
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How to Mill Lumber with Handplanes
Learn how to mill lumber by hand, and you’ll never be limited by your milling machinery
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