Woodworking Hand Tools & Techniques

Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from November 2018.  In this show, I talk a bit about my favorite woods to work with.

Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from August 2018.  In this show, I answer a question from a listener about coloring wood and preventing blotching.

Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from July 2018.  In this show, I answer a question from a listener about restoring an old oil stone.

Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from June 2018.  In this show, I talk about milk paint.

Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from October 2017.  In this show, I talk about building vs. buying a workbench.  Is building a workbench a rite of passage?  Listen in for my thoughts!

Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from September 2017.  In this show, I talk about photographing your work.

Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from August 2017.  In this show, I talk about the pros and cons of wooden and metal hand planes.

Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from July 2017.  In this show, I talk about finding woodworking inspiration in unexpected places.

Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from June 2017.  In this show, I talk about some non-traditional woodworking projects to expand your horizons.

Today, I offer up the Patron Extra podcast from April 2017.  In this show, I talk about some ways that you can get out of your comfort zone and take your woodworking to the next level.

This will be the last episode of the podcast. On today's show, I discuss securing glass in a door frame, and troubleshooting a shooting board.

This will be the last episode of the podcast. On today’s show, I discuss securing glass in a door frame, and troubleshooting a shooting board.

On today's show, I discuss setting up a cabinet scraper, sapwood vs. heartwood, attaching handles to thin case sides, slop in bench plane adjusters, and learning from poor furniture designs.

On today’s show, I discuss setting up a cabinet scraper, sapwood vs. heartwood, attaching handles to thin case sides, slop in bench plane adjusters, and learning from poor furniture designs.

On today's show, I discuss how oversized to rough mill your stock, making curved moldings, and lathes and turning for furniture.

On today’s show, I discuss how oversized to rough mill your stock, making curved moldings, and lathes and turning for furniture.

On today's show, I discuss holding small stock for plowing grooves, long planes with narrow irons, frame saw vs. bandsaw for resawing, flattening wooden hand planes, and hand saws for sawing curves.

On today’s show, I discuss holding small stock for plowing grooves, long planes with narrow irons, frame saw vs. bandsaw for resawing, flattening wooden hand planes, and hand saws for sawing curves.

On today's show, I discuss making cabinet backs, my personal finish preferences, achieving full width shavings, natural finishing products, and taking a project from concept to final finish.

On today’s show, I discuss making cabinet backs, my personal finish preferences, achieving full width shavings, natural finishing products, and taking a project from concept to final finish.

On today's show, I discuss dovetail orientation for casework, making a mortise across the grain of a board, small smoothing planes, and "non-traditional" projects.

On today’s show, I discuss dovetail orientation for casework, making a mortise across the grain of a board, small smoothing planes, and "non-traditional" projects.

On today's show, I discuss dovetail pin to tail ratio, leaving space for seasonal expansion between case back boards, and some basics on using shellac.

On today’s show, I discuss dovetail pin to tail ratio, leaving space for seasonal expansion between case back boards, and some basics on using shellac.

On today's show, I discuss order of operations for projects, workbench top board orientation, nails for a cabinet back, mixing hot hide glue without a glue pot, saw sharpening files, and flattening a workbench.

On today’s show, I discuss order of operations for projects, workbench top board orientation, nails for a cabinet back, mixing hot hide glue without a glue pot, saw sharpening files, and flattening a workbench.

On today's show, I discuss saw handle hang angle, frame saw length, repairing a split board, and varnish.

On today’s show, I discuss saw handle hang angle, frame saw length, repairing a split board, and varnish.

On today's show, I discuss extending the working time of hot hide glue, using the "ruler trick" for plane irons, frame saws, and work holding.

On today’s show, I discuss extending the working time of hot hide glue, using the "ruler trick" for plane irons, frame saws, and work holding.

On today's show, I discuss hand saw handle size, inexpensive hand tool friendly woods, hiding a rabbet or groove in the bottom of a dovetailed box, replacing marking gauge pins, and hand tools that I wouldn't be without in my kit.

On today’s show, I discuss hand saw handle size, inexpensive hand tool friendly woods, hiding a rabbet or groove in the bottom of a dovetailed box, replacing marking gauge pins, and hand tools that I wouldn't be without in my kit.

On today's show, I discuss keeping table tops flat, scratch stocks, hollow grinding, dealing with changing grain direction, and hand tool that I just don't need in my kit.

On today’s show, I discuss keeping table tops flat, scratch stocks, hollow grinding, dealing with changing grain direction, and hand tool that I just don't need in my kit.

On today's show, I discuss woodworking in a small corner of the house/apartment, old woodworking books, auger bit lead screw pitch, and the basics of designing your own projects.

On today’s show, I discuss woodworking in a small corner of the house/apartment, old woodworking books, auger bit lead screw pitch, and the basics of designing your own projects.

On today's show, I discuss turning saw blades, hybrid filed saw teeth, managing glue in cold weather, auger bit cutter angles, and card scrapers.

On today’s show, I discuss turning saw blades, hybrid filed saw teeth, managing glue in cold weather, auger bit cutter angles, and card scrapers.

On today's show, I discuss making a flag case, maintaining a wax finish, saw vises, non-yellowing finishes, and dovetailing details.

On today’s show, I discuss making a flag case, maintaining a wax finish, saw vises, non-yellowing finishes, and dovetailing details.

On today's show, I discuss workbench vises, four squaring lumber with hand planes, insulating basement walls, preventing sagging bookshelves, and shooting boards and planes.

On today’s show, I discuss workbench vises, four squaring lumber with hand planes, insulating basement walls, preventing sagging bookshelves, and shooting boards and planes.

On today's show, I discuss  lead screws on auger bits, single vs. double iron wooden planes, stair saws, and considerations when setting up a new workshop.

On today’s show, I discuss  lead screws on auger bits, single vs. double iron wooden planes, stair saws, and considerations when setting up a new workshop.

On today's show, I discuss  laminating 2Xs for a workbench top, mixing shellac, linseed oil odor, replacement blades for Stanley hand planes, music in the workshop, and making elaborate frame & panel doors.

On today’s show, I discuss  laminating 2Xs for a workbench top, mixing shellac, linseed oil odor, replacement blades for Stanley hand planes, music in the workshop, and making elaborate frame & panel doors.

On today's show, I discuss  shoulder planes, sanding after hand planing, web frames and dust boards, when to use mechanical reinforcement in your joinery, and working with reclaimed lumber.

On today’s show, I discuss  shoulder planes, sanding after hand planing, web frames and dust boards, when to use mechanical reinforcement in your joinery, and working with reclaimed lumber.

On today's show, I discuss  jointing really long boards, making curved moldings by hand, using thinner lumber to make a thick workbench top, rounding the corners of plane irons, and starting a woodworking related side business.

On today’s show, I discuss  jointing really long boards, making curved moldings by hand, using thinner lumber to make a thick workbench top, rounding the corners of plane irons, and starting a woodworking related side business.

On today's show, I discuss  paring yellow pine end grain, using cambered irons to square board edges, making moldings with a combination plane, more on reference surfaces, and sliding dovetails.