Woodworking with Hand Tools

Description

There’s been an emphatic upsurge in hand-tool woodworking in recent years, and it’s easy to understand why. Working wood with hand tools can be a pure pleasure: It’s an activity that combines freehand shaping with precision joinery and enjoyable exertion with self expression. And all of that while you explore a material that is aesthetically beguiling and aromatic to boot. Some woodworkers have put their routers, table- saws, and biscuit machines aside in favor of planes, chisels, and hand saws; others continue to rely on their machines and power tools but have shifted the balance in their shops toward tools that work fine when unplugged. While hand-tool woodworking can be a delight, getting good at it takes time and effort and, for many, much trial and error.