#handtooltuesday

I am a big fan of making my own tools. I made this carvers mallet from african sycamore and walnut. Here you can see it in action. It is used to strike the end of a chisel or other carving tool. The round

I needed to make a rabbet along the edge of a bunch of lengths of 1x1 cherry, so I used an old chisel and made a rebate, or rabbet plane. I just followed the directions in this video by Paul Sellers. I

If you want to start woodworking with hand tools, you will want to invest in a good block plane. They are small, meant to be used with one hand. The blade is set at a low angle. They are very versatile.