Know Your Tools: Western Style Handsaws
Know Your Tools
Canadian Woodworking, offers guides to help woodworkers select, use, and maintain their tools effectively and confidently.
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If a hand tool isn't working well consider the sharpness of its cutting edge.
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Know Your Tools: This simple looking tool has a lot to offer woodworkers. You already know the basics, but learn about what else this square can help you out with.
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A track saw (aka ‘plunge saw’) is a type of circular saw that makes precise straight cuts by means of a metal track (aka ‘guide rail’).
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Marking and cutting gauges are precision tools that enable you to scribe lines parallel to the edge of your stock – typically up to about 6" from the edge.
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Not only great for trimming plastic laminate, trim routers are a cost effective and easy to use solution for applying smaller routed details to your next project.
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These aggressive sanding machines can work wonders in the shop if you know how to handle them.
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If you have trees on your property a chainsaw can be very handy to have around. Felling trees, trimming branches and cutting up fallen trees are all tasks you may be able to do yourself.
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Spokeshaves are as fun to use as they are functional. Get the most from your spokeshave so you can turn it into one of your go-to hand tools.
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A Japanese saw is a finely crafted tool that creates a very thin kerf and cuts on the pulls stroke.
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You can think of a benchtop CNC machine as an inverted table router that is controlled by a computer. Instead of the router motor being under the table, it’s on the top.
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A very simple tool, the chisel’s job is to accurately remove small amounts of wood from a workpiece.
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Also called lunchbox planers, a benchtop thickness planer is a cost effective way to machine lumber to final thickness.
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Know Your Tools: Hollow Chisel Mortiser. Invest in premium bits; they’ll last longer and cut cleaner mortises.
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Get the Most Out of Your Block Plane. These are the smallest of regularly used hand planes.
