Hand Tools - Page 2 of 124

Tackle traditional work without aging your body

Dan Faia says these mortise chisels work as well as they look.

Having a tool in the shop that stands above the others inspires and encourages Yoav Liberman's students.

The principles, procedures, and gadgets to make rip and crosscut saws cut like new

Here's a look at some easily made tools that will make life easier in the shop: the dovetail marker, the glue-bottle wrench, a drawer opening strap, pins for centering a tabletop, spacers for aligning drawer parts when cutting dovetails, and a foolproof depth stop for drilling.

Versatile premium mallet

Using hand tools, Dan creates the angled joinery that make up the trapezoidal rails for the Queen Anne chair seat.

Bill Pavlak provides four hand-tool approaches to classic molding.

One thing Garrett has learned over the years is that you don't need a lot of planes, just good ones. Here, he shares the stories of some of his favorites.

The low Roman workbench is the oldest and simplest form of bench, and it has advantages many woodworkers have overlooked.