The Best Basic Hand Tools for Woodworkers

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Major components of a basic brace.
Major components of a basic brace.
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Major components of an adjustable-mouth block plane.
Major components of an adjustable-mouth block plane.
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Detail of adjustable-mouth block plane.
Detail of adjustable-mouth block plane.
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Properly used, a cabinet scraper should produce feather-fine shavings.
Properly used, a cabinet scraper should produce feather-fine shavings.
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Using a cabinet scraper.
Using a cabinet scraper.
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Cabinet scrapers.
Cabinet scrapers.

The average construction site is full of hard-working men
and women sweating over their craft while attached like
marionettes to the electrical grid. You’ll see them waving
thousands of dollars worth of candy-colored power tools
over their work, while trailing miles of copper gossamer

  • Published on Jun 1, 1995
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