I have recently made the transition from power tools to all hand tools, so =
at this point I am just working on small projects (boxes, shop applicances,=
a jewelry tree for my wife, etc.) to improve my hand tool skills. I haven=
't used a single electron in over a year (except for household chores), and=
I'm really enjoying the experience. At this point I use hand planes to ge=
t all wood to flat and square then start on joinery with chisels, hand saws=
, and whatever else I need.
I certainly didn't mean to imply that most woodworkers don't use any hand t=
ools, but instead that many lean more toward power tools for the bulk of th=
eir work. I think everybody has to decide on the balance between power too=
ls and hand tools for themselves, but for me I am trying to do as little wi=
th power as possible.
What do you build, and what applications do you use power tools for?
A
Sawmill creek has a "Neanderthal Haven" forum loaded with
neanderthals. A lot of knowledgeable people frequent the group.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/forumdisplay.php?4-Neanderthal-Haven
Part of the neander way is making tools, so check out the recent
thread where people submitted photos of the tools they made.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?166955-I-like-tools-especially-those-made-by-the-user.
You need to register to see the pic however.
Mitch
MB <[email protected]> wrote:
>Sawmill creek has a "Neanderthal Haven" forum loaded with
>neanderthals. A lot of knowledgeable people frequent the group.
>
>http://www.sawmillcreek.org/forumdisplay.php?4-Neanderthal-Haven
>
>Part of the neander way is making tools, so check out the recent
>thread where people submitted photos of the tools they made.
>
>http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?166955-I-like-tools-especially-those-made-by-the-user.
>
>You need to register to see the pic however.
>
>Mitch
I second Mitch's suggestion of sawmillcreek. I've seen a couple of
nice threads tracing an entire build there. Nice. And some of the
folks there do really high-end primarily hand-tool work.
Wood Central also has a nice hand-tool discussion group.
http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/handtools.pl
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