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Bevel Up vs Bevel Down
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Bevel Up vs Bevel Down

What’s the difference between a Bevel Up and a Bevel Down Draw Knife? Which one should I choose? Do I really need two setups?
Adjust a Boggs Spokeshave
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Adjust a Boggs Spokeshave

The Boggs Spokeshave is one of my favorite hand tools. The setup is simple and you can adjust the depth of cut quickly with one hand. If you’d like to learn more about chair making and other woodworking with hand tools, consider subscribing to the Joint Effort Newsletter. https://www.jointeffort.net/blp
How to Modify Your Lie-Nielsen Honing Guide for Instant Sharpening Setup
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How to Modify Your Lie-Nielsen Honing Guide for Instant Sharpening Setup

Learn how I modified the Long Jaws on my Lie-Nielsen Honing Guide so that I can instantly set it up to sharpen at 40° by eye.
No Rasp, No Problem!
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No Rasp, No Problem!

Learn how to use a Card Scraper to smooth out the rough surface of a Band Saw cut.
Pare Like A Pro
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Pare Like A Pro

Cut a V-Groove by Hand
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Cut a V-Groove by Hand

Wood Grain and Your Router Plane
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Wood Grain and Your Router Plane

Cut a Perfect Dado by Hand
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Cut a Perfect Dado by Hand

Drill a (Mostly) Plumb Hole with Mirrors and Squares
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Drill a (Mostly) Plumb Hole with Mirrors and Squares

Cut a Tenon by Hand
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Cut a Tenon by Hand

Dovetail v Carcass v Tenon - What's the Difference?
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Dovetail v Carcass v Tenon - What's the Difference?

How to Start a Crosscut
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How to Start a Crosscut

Start a Rip Cut
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Start a Rip Cut

How Should I Stand When Sawing?
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How Should I Stand When Sawing?

How to Hold a Backsaw
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How to Hold a Backsaw

What is Tooth Set
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What is Tooth Set

Backsaw Anatomy
01:42

Backsaw Anatomy

Get Your Post and Rail Faces Flush
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Get Your Post and Rail Faces Flush

You Don't Need a Corner Chisel
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You Don't Need a Corner Chisel

True Up a Tenon Shoulder with a Shoulder Plane
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True Up a Tenon Shoulder with a Shoulder Plane

Square a Line Around a Part
03:25

Square a Line Around a Part

Marking Knife Blade Geometry
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Marking Knife Blade Geometry

Why You Need A Marking Knife
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Why You Need A Marking Knife

Make Bench Hooks
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Make Bench Hooks

Bench Hooks - Design and Materials
06:24

Bench Hooks - Design and Materials

What Are Bench Hooks For?
02:22

What Are Bench Hooks For?

How Do I Flatten A Water Stone?
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How Do I Flatten A Water Stone?

How Does Wood Move?
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How Does Wood Move?

What is Quarter-Sawn Lumber?
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What is Quarter-Sawn Lumber?

What Is Rift-Sawn Lumber?
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What Is Rift-Sawn Lumber?

What Is Flat-Sawn Lumber
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What Is Flat-Sawn Lumber

Rings, Rays, and Planes
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Rings, Rays, and Planes

How to Use a Square to Check Your Work
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How to Use a Square to Check Your Work

Is My Square Actually Square?
05:08

Is My Square Actually Square?

Your First and Second Squares
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Your First and Second Squares

Some Things Consider When You Buy A Square
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Some Things Consider When You Buy A Square

How Do I Maintain My Block Plane?
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How Do I Maintain My Block Plane?

How Do I Sharpen A Block Plane?
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How Do I Sharpen A Block Plane?

How Do I Set Up A Block Plane?
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How Do I Set Up A Block Plane?

How Do I Inspect A New Block Plane?
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How Do I Inspect A New Block Plane?

Which Plane Should I Buy First?
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Which Plane Should I Buy First?

Eclipse Honing Guide: Figuring Out The Angles
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Eclipse Honing Guide: Figuring Out The Angles

How Do I Use My Honing Guide?
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How Do I Use My Honing Guide?

Which Sharpening Guide Should I Buy
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Which Sharpening Guide Should I Buy

What Else Do I Need to Use My Water Stones?
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What Else Do I Need to Use My Water Stones?

What Should I Use To Sharpen My Tools?
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What Should I Use To Sharpen My Tools?

In this video we'll weigh the different sharpening options. I'll also discuss why I chose the Shapton Ha No Kuromaku Ceramic Water Stones.
What Do I REALLY Need to Get Started with Hand Tools? (Sorry about the crickets)
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What Do I REALLY Need to Get Started with Hand Tools? (Sorry about the crickets)

These are my answers to the age old question... "Which one should I buy?"
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