Post a picture of work made using Hand Tools.

[Brian Holcombe]

I propose a thread, unlike any other, in which we post recent work, be it furniture or musical instruments, timber frame, general carpentry, test joints, stone boxes, handles....anything made of wood done with a process in which hand tools took a major part.

I would like the spirit of this thread to be a fun spirit.

I'm doing a restoration at the moment.

[Normand Leblanc]

About a year ago I've made a large cutting board all with hand tools. Let me tell you that only a retired person (or someone with lot of free time) can do something like that because it takes a large amount of time. I've made one but it's the last one.

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[Oskar Sedell]

good idea for a thread Brian. Looking forward to lots of inspirational pics. Here's one of my last projects. Applewood Jack plane. Handtools only.

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[Thomas Schneider]

This cherry, Shaker-inspired desk, started out as 2 1/4" x 10" x 8' rough cut stock. From the ripping and dimensioning to the joinery and raised panels, all done with hand tools.

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Unfortunately, a hand injury has sidelined progress.

Tom.

[steven c newman]

Perhaps a hand tool made box, to hold a hand tool?
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And use that tool to help build it.
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Woodwas "project wood" from Blue BORG.
Finger/box joints with just a chisel and a saw
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45 to mill opposing grooves, to split the top from the case...
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So the grain would match. Grooves for a bottom panel, rebate for the top panel, match cutter for the tongues on the panels. Has two narrow dados to hold the cutters in the box..
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done with a saw and a chisel. Thin panels are slid into these( no glue) and all the cutters get stowed away.
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The goal here, was to match the OEM box that was beyond repairing....
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Came close...

[Phil Mueller]

Recent hall table. The only power used was to resaw the top.

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...and first small box attempt...all hand tools.

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[Matt Knights]

So this is a side table I made in the summer for my living room, from rough boards to finished table all by hand.

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And my saw till again all handmade even resawed the stock for the drawer sides

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Matt

[Roy Lindberry]

One of my favorites is a jewelry box made for a friend from some quilted maple and koa left over at her dad's sawmill.

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I posted this recently, but here is a reading table I did in cherry:

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And here is my first hand tool project, though the turning was done on a powered lathe:

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[Roy Lindberry]

good idea for a thread Brian. Looking forward to lots of inspirational pics. Here's one of my last projects. Applewood Jack plane. Handtools only.

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I love that Oskar! Is that laminated or a solid piece?

[Roy Lindberry]

Recent hall table. The only power used was to resaw the top.

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...and first small box attempt...all hand tools.

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What is the wood on the top of the hall table? It is gorgeous.

[James Pallas]

Here is a set of crab mallets and box made for a friend and another box I made to experiment with full blind dovetails. I did the first resaw so with a ryoba but then went to the bandsaw on the mallet box.
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[Phil Mueller]

Thanks Roy, it's Koa. My neighbor had it laying around in his garage for about 10 years. He gave it to me, and I returned it to him in the form of a table.

[Steve Voigt]

Good idea, Brian. I really like the phrasing you used, "hand tools play a major part." I rough my planes out with table saw, band saw,and drill press, but everything else is hand tools, especially all finished surfaces.

Anyway, Here are a couple 1 3/4" (iron width) planes I made recently, a 50° smoother and a 40° miter plane.

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Detail of the smoother heel.

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Smoother on some tiger maple.

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Miter plane shooting some end grain.

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[Kees Heiden]

How recent should it be? At my usual snail's pace I have to look back a little further then most ;-)

Lat winter I finished this set of handplanes. Indeed, mostly handtool work.

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Before that it was a little cabinet, inspired on 17th century stuff.

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And at the moment I am working on a larger companion to that cabinet. They are both for the bathroom. I just finished the backside last week, so I still have some work to do...

[Oskar Sedell]

I love that Oskar! Is that laminated or a solid piece?

Thanks Roy. It's mortised out of a solid piece.