Tools

History Of Hand Tools - Documentary Film A hand tool is any kind of device that is not a power device– that is, one powered by hand (hands-on labour) rather than by an engine. Some examples of hand tools are garden forks, secateurs, rakes, hammers, , screwdrivers, pliers and knives. Hand tools are generally much less hazardous than power tools. Hand tools have actually been utilized by people since the stone age when rocks were utilized for reducing and hammering. [Read More]

Mitch Peacock has a contest #TOOLMake15 for a woodworking shop tool you make yourself, and this is my entry.

More details here: http://woodworking.augcampos.pt/projects/shop-tools/hand-router-plane-001/

Nothing Like a Disney cartoon to teach us about hand tools. This is an educational film in two parts. Part one covers metal shop, and part two covers wood shop. Primitive Pete does everything wrong in both environments. He uses the tools incorrectly, allowing the narrator to correct him. It also features his female counterpart, who is constantly distracting him. In this 1945 Disney cartoon we learn about Primitive Pete, Disney’s imagined inventor of the hammer. [Read More]

Veneer is very thin timber that is cut 3 millimetres or less and used to cover either MDF to give the surface a wood grain appearance.Strips of this wood are also used to make plywood as it is glued in layers to make it light weight and strong. This product is widely used in woodwork because it is a useful product that is used to make cheaper furniture, because uses less wood and uses other materials, like plywood and give them a new look more like high quality, not only for the price but for the stability of the timber too. [Read More]

A couple days ago I bought a Stanley No 4 hand plane on ebay, On woodworking, tools usually cost Time-Money-Frustration. If you buy a High end Veritas, Lie-Nielsen will cost you almost no Time and Frustration but you end up spend Money. If you get a cheap tool probably you save Money but will cost you Time and frustration. So you need access what you are willing to invest on the tool and choose between Time, Money or Frustration. [Read More]

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