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Hand Tools for the Making
September 4, 2019

Irving Sloane makes hand tools for several reasons: to recapture the quality of days gone by, to meet the demands of special applications, and to improve on the designs available from mass-producers.
Tool Review: Caleb James Spokeshave
May 2, 2019

The Caleb James Spokeshave is a throwback to a traditional wooden-bodied tool that functions differently than most other spokeshaves available today. There’s a slight curve to the sole, and the blade…
Resawing by Hand
April 15, 2019

With a good, sharp saw, resawing by hand is faster and easier than you may think.
A Buyer’s Guide to Antique Handsaws
March 22, 2019

Antique tool dealer Josh Clark shows you what to look for when buying old, rusty handsaws.
Ep 9b: Attaching the Crown Molding
December 11, 2018

In this episode, Chris finesses the molding perfectly into place using a miter box and a 45-degree shooting board
Ep 8: Drawboring and Gluing Up the Face Frame
December 4, 2018

In this episode, Chris assembles the face frame with drawbored pins and glues it to the case
Ep 7b: Hand-cut Tenons
November 27, 2018

In this episode, Chris hand cuts the face frame tenons with a tenon saw and then uses handplanes to fit it to the mortise
Ep 7a: Hand-cut Mortises
November 27, 2018

In this episode, Chris creates the faceframe mortises, using a mortice gauge, auger, and a mortise chisel
Ep 4c: Handcut Rabbets and Dovetail Fitting
November 6, 2018

In this episode, Chris fits the dovetails together, after using a rabbet plane and shoulder plane to create the rabbets in the back of the case
Ep 3b: Hand-cut Tapered Dovetails – Keys
October 30, 2018

In this episode, Chris uses a dovetail plane to create the keys for the tapered sliding dovetails

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