Branam Steve. Hand Tool Basics Woodworking: Tools & How to Use Them

Popular Woodworking books, 2018. — 574 p. — ISBN13: 978-14403-4892-1.Hand tool woodworking can be a source of great pride, satisfaction and amazing results--not to mention less noise and sawdust. But there's a lot to learn, what with a seemingly endless array of chisels and mallets to workbenches and handplanes. You'll learn proven methods for sharpening your tools, prepping your stock and timeless joinery techniques including mortise-and-tenon joins, dovetails, rabbets and others.Within these pages you'll find:Advice for selecting the tools you need and setting up shop
Complete instructions for using the tools you'll reach for time and again
Tuning processes for keeping your tools sharp and precise
Technique variations and alternate methods so you can decide what works best for youTake the mystery out of hand tools and experience the satisfaction of crafting something truly handmade.The Tools
Workbenches
Tools
Safety
Saw Types
Plane Types
Sharpening
Sharpening Fist Fights & Fundamentals
Back Preparation
Convex Bevel on Oilstones
Double-Bevel on Sandpaper
Double-Bevel on Waterstones
Double-Bevel Jig on Waterstones
Hollow Grinding & Honing on Diamond Plate
Saw Sharpening
Card Scraper Sharpening
Stock Preparation
Gauges, Squares & Marking Knives
Rough Stock Preparation
Rough Sawing Exercise
Handplane Fist Fights & Fundamentals
Fine Stock Preparation
Planing Exercise
Tapering
Panel Raising
Simple Joinery
Grain & Strength
Using The Chisel
Edge Joints
Bookmatched Joints
Coopered Joints
Tongue & Groove Joints
Rabbets
Grooves
Dados
Half-Lap Joints
Mortise & Tenon Joinery
Mortise & Tenon Fist Fights & Fundamentals
Blind Mortise & Tenon
Mortise Exercise
Tenon Exercises
Through Mortise & Tenon
Bridle Joint
Dovetail Joinery
Dovetail Fist Fights & Fundamentals
Through Dovetails
Dovetail Sawing Exercise
Half-Blind Dovetails
Sliding Dovetails
Boring Holes & Curved Work
Boring Holes
Roughing Out Curves
Refining Curves