With so many types of saws to choose from, it may be difficult for the beginner woodworker to decide where to start shopping and where to stop. To make things worse you have both western and Japanese saws to choose from.
Every toolbox should have at least two handsaws, one filled for rip cuts along the grain and another for crosscut. The rip saw, if used for ripping rough lumber, should be around 26″ long with 5 tpi. Continue reading this post…
A common question from many beginner woodworkers is what tools they should buy first so they can get started. What are the essential tools in everyone’s toolbox? But the answer is not that straightforward.
Every woodworker will have a different approach to the craft and will develop a preference for some tools as he or she gets more experienced. For instance, I prefer to work with a folding rule instead of a tape measure. Some will prefer western saws over Japanese ones, and so on… Continue reading this post…
I was recently in a chat room at The Wood Whisperer website and the conversation triggered me into thinking that there are two main groups of woodworkers: the ones that got into woodworking because they wanted to work with wood and make something beautiful with it, and the ones that are into tools and eventually use them to build something following a plan. Continue reading this post…
