The question has come to my mind lately as to how many woodworkers there are who are focused on using hand tools eschewing the use of power tools. Defined in the strictest sense and including only those who do so by choice as a hobby and have a reasonable collection of tools (eliminating kids with…

Workbenches: From Design And Theory To Construction And Use by Chris Schwarz is a book that every amateur hand tool woodworker should study thoroughly. For most hand tool woodworkers, there is no more important tool in our shop than our workbench. I just don't know how I can overemphasize the significance of this book. If…

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In the US, there is a current discussion about a presidential candidate who apparently doesn't know how to used email. The question raises an interesting point. Without going into the politics of the whole thing, which is a subject much better suited for other blogs, let's just look at the question of whether or not…

My dream is to one day have a shop that is “powered” by hand tools. Why hand tools? Well, for starters, I always seem to do things the hard way. Aside from that, there just seems to be a superior level of craftsmanship that those who work with fine tools seem to be able to…