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Woodworking Techniques

The techniques I use to make woodworking by hand efficient and fun.

The Hardpoint Saw

The Hardpoint Saw

Like any item designed to be used and then chucked, hardpoint saws are not the best type of tool to be promoting. But I did decide to use one throughout my workbench build. It was difficult to know what tooling to use in our video because I'm hoping that many people...

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Expansive Bits

Expansive Bits

It's certainly not an essential tool but if you ever come by an expansive auger it's definitely worth grabbing as they're a great get out of shite card in the workshop. I've had this one for years and its come in useful many times when drilling out for something a bit...

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