Articles tagged "hand tools"

My son and I built a wooden boat based on plans from The American Boy’s Handy Book, which are similar to the instructions in a Scientific American supplement from 1876

The tension on my Knew Concepts Fret Saw was low. This is how I fixed it.

My skills are improving. These saw cuts were made by hand.

I enjoy building sawbenches. Simple construction and few design constraints make a fast, creative project. Here are some of my iterations.