Refined Edge Design

Use a bench hook to easily crosscut small components right at your workbench. A bench hook is an important part of hand tool woodworking. I show the different configurations of a bench hook to trim 45, 30, 90 degrees. Use a stop block with the bench hook to guarantee repeatability of furniture components. Also shown is the cool feature to lock a bench hook to a workbench. I use bench hooks in my furniture making. If you work with hand tools in your woodworking, you will gain speed and precision with a bench hook.

Why You Need a Bench Hook || Hand Tool Woodworking Use a bench hook to easily crosscut small components right at your workbench. A bench hook is an important part of hand tool woodworking. I show the differen...

The portable hand tool case has been completed (4-part series). I discuss its features. Discover how I design and make a portable tool case for storing woodworking hand tools. The clever design for hand tool storage is based on a Yeung Chan tool case. Find out how I layout my hand tools and the criteria I use to design this portable tool case. Each hand tool has its own compartment. The tool case cleverly incorporates the parts to create a stand for the two sections and consists of two parts, a top and bottom section that fit into each other to create a low profile tool case. I can bring my hand tools with me when I travel to teach woodworking or deliver woodworking demonstrations.

Make a Portable Tool Case for Hand Tools (Done) The portable hand tool case has been completed (4-part series). I now discuss its features. Discover how I design and make a portable tool case for woodworki...

Completed the portable hand tool case! Design based on a Yeung Chan version I saw at a furniture making school I attended in 2004. There are only (2) other of these cabinets in the world judging from my research! I worked with images and a few exterior dimensions to create a custom version for my own hand tools. Also added (3) drawers with matching Black Limba wood as the cabinet exterior with leather strap handles.. Interior is Black Walnut. This was definitely a labor of love to create, much precision and ingenuity involved. The stand components are incorporated into the tool case, super cool idea! Top and bottom halves are interlocking. Included an image of myself standing next to Yeung Chan with his case at that 2004 class I attended. There is a full video coming up on my YouTube series of how I made the portable tool case.