For the past decade Lee Valley’s bench chisels had all the charm you’d expect from tools in an auto repair bay. Maybe it was the yellow and black butyrate handles …
Hand Tools
Hand Tools, from Canadian Woodworking, provides reviews and detailed insights on the hand tools essential to every woodworker’s shop.
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There are many different types of chisels on the market, but you don’t need all of them to make beautiful furniture. You will need to know a bit about the different types of chisels and the materials they are made with though.
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Useful Tools for the Small Shop
With so many tools and machines getting larger and more powerful these days, it’s nice to know there are still some items that are made “just big enough”.
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Just because they look, cut and feel different than you’re used to doesn’t mean you should write Japanese Saws off. Give them a chance … you may switch allegiances for good.
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Woodturning Tools for a New Turner
Turning requires a completely different set of tools and can be confusing to the beginner. Cut through all the confusion to learn what’s really needed.
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Lee Valley Veritas Carcase Saw
They’re not designed to compete with the boutique varieties, nor should they be. What they are is a back saw that anyone can afford to buy. Maybe even a back saw that no workshop or classroom should be without.
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Knives in the shop can make short work of a whole host of tasks: Everything from opening boxes to tweaking delicate hand-cut dovetails.
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The cabinet scraper: low tech tool – high performance results
Scrapers are among the lowest-tech tools in the woodshop – right down there with mallets and two-by-fours. But low-tech or not, these little pieces of steel can leave a lustrous, tear-free finish on figured hardwood.
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Bevel-edged Chisels – A Shop Essential
With so many choices available, choosing the right set of chisels can be a daunting task. Find out which ones are right for you.
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We tested four models of block planes for you – here is how they fared.
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Sometimes an inexpensive plane can be transformed into a useful tool that will provide you with years of service
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Some hand planes get used faithfully in the shop to do common tasks, but what about those specialty planes designed to do one thing and do it well? Here are three planes that do singular tasks with incredible efficiency.
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Marking gauges are a basic yet essential shop tool for quickly and accurately marking layout lines on your stock. This marking gauge allows you to mark with a pencil or a pin and, as you will see, is quite simple to make.
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No other plane performs as well as a shoulder plane when hand-fitting joints.
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While the smoothing plane excels at preparing face grain, the block plane with its special set of features, is a necessity for working on the toughest cuts of them all…end grain.
