Woodworking with Aaron #5: Most important hand tools

hand tool… hmmm I don’t use a lot of what is considered “hand tools” but… my little mini hammer is a must have for me… the handle is just the length of my hand but it is well balanced and heavy and boy, I use it all the time.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

saws—I use a jetcut
chisels
planes
marking tools

no matter how many machines we have, there is always a place for these

-- Gareth, Amlwch

mostly chisels
also a block plane for trimming doors and other pieces that don’t quite fit
a coping saw for detail cutting
a dovetail saw for the dovetails i do
lastly like Gareth marking tools. i use them all the time on every project.

I’m sure that there has already been a ton about this written here at LJ and elsewhere. Might be more thorough if you just did a search here and then wrote up a report (or gave a report via a podcast).

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com