Hand Tool Project

By completing this project, you'll learn measurement and how to read a shop drawing. You will have an opportunity to use many of the hand tools common to woodworking. When you're done with this, you'll have a lovely piece of firewood as you move on to something more meaningful!

Here is the link to the project packet.

Instructional Videos:

Introduction and tools:

Cut to length:

This clip also answers the question about "nominal" measurements.

Joint to width:

Cut end radius:

Cut a bevel and radius edge:

Chiseling the groove and finishing up.

This video is long. You can skip through some of the parts. Pay careful attention at 19:00!