tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post6478949023876084079..comments2024-03-26T17:34:49.565-04:00Comments on The Eaton County Woodworker: Why I use only hand toolsZach Dillingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04253489360440424953noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-63151636983695334612016-09-04T23:06:29.253-04:002016-09-04T23:06:29.253-04:00It's as if you are speaking what I've alwa...It's as if you are speaking what I've always felt but didn't know how to put it into words. As a woman, (mostly guys) people seem to think I'm afraid of power tools (even though I took 2 years of woodshop classes and still hated power tools). It's amazing how painful it is for other people to watch me use hand tools (when it can be done faster with a power tool).Kate Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126334539791135961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-82454318020398529972012-12-28T19:29:01.868-05:002012-12-28T19:29:01.868-05:00For me, the reason I use mostly hand tools in my w...For me, the reason I use mostly hand tools in my work (what ever style I'm cozying up to) comes down to a line I read in Tony Konovaloff's book "Chisel, Mallet, Plane, and Saw" <br /><br />"The things I make may be for others, but the way I make them is for me." <br /><br />What other reasoning could one possibly need? <br /><br />DDerek Olson (Oldwolf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17266838091596906383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-35339870980483647082012-12-28T16:16:23.564-05:002012-12-28T16:16:23.564-05:00Great post! I started with hand tools out of the ...Great post! I started with hand tools out of the necessity of not being able to have machines in my workspace. At the time I had no idea it would open up so many more choices. Hand tools to me are liberating. Try using a biscuit jointer on planks not thicknessed perfectly. With hand tools, "perfect" is about the end result.Brian Evehttp://www.toolerable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-66954722124716314142012-12-28T13:01:02.281-05:002012-12-28T13:01:02.281-05:00To be clear, any type of furniture can be made wit...To be clear, any type of furniture can be made with hand tools, period or not. Zach Dillingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253489360440424953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-84910545980822321882012-12-28T13:00:06.824-05:002012-12-28T13:00:06.824-05:00Thanks for the comment. I don't make 18th cent...Thanks for the comment. I don't make 18th century furniture so I can work with hand tools. I work with hand tools so I can make 18th century furniture. If I were interested in Arts and Crafts (full disclosure: I do make a fair number of these pieces for customers, but I don't enjoy the work or the end result in most cases, boring work to me), I'd probably use machines, since that is Zach Dillingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253489360440424953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-31485216329457878742012-12-28T12:59:53.343-05:002012-12-28T12:59:53.343-05:00Stephen, thanks. If it feels right for you to wor...Stephen, thanks. If it feels right for you to work with hand tools, then it is. I love making my own tools. I've not attempted hollows and rounds, simply because I already have a good set, but if I didn't I'd definitely make them. Share pictures when you have them!!Zach Dillingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253489360440424953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-73442214423265498552012-12-28T12:51:08.162-05:002012-12-28T12:51:08.162-05:00Hi Zach
I myself prefer hand tools not because ...Hi Zach<br /><br /> I myself prefer hand tools not because of any period work or reproduction work just because it is what I like to do and it feels right to me. I go so far as to make my own tools if possible as soon as I can get warm place to work I will be making a st of hollows and rounds and someother planes I just can not afford to buydue to inome level. Bu with that said using poweror Stephen Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03230434325345331552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-85180154356877542252012-12-28T12:24:00.802-05:002012-12-28T12:24:00.802-05:00Hi Zach,
Nice post. I don't disagree with any...Hi Zach,<br /><br />Nice post. I don't disagree with anything you say here, but I'll play devil's adcovate just a little. What if you use hand tools, but 18th century reproduction work isn't your frame of reference? I understand that era of woodworking is always linked to hand tool woodworking, because, well, that's all they had. But many woodworkers since then have been usingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com