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Tool | Project | Skills |
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SHOP |
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Surface, clamp, boards, ruler, broom? |
Setting Up Shop |
Sanity |
SHAPING |
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Knife |
Cutting |
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Sandpaper |
Cleanup |
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Plant/book marker |
Cutting edges, understanding grain |
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Crosscut saw |
Simple sawing |
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Tip cat and Bat |
Cutting thicker pieces and curves |
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Boat carving |
Hollowing with a knife |
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Compass, Dividers, and Straightedge |
Layout |
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Chip carving |
Dreischnitt borders |
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Rosette carving |
Seven-sided rosette |
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Gouge |
Carving |
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Mallet |
Striking |
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Mancala Board |
Basic hollowing |
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Pattern carving |
Simple cuts |
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Scallop molding |
Repetitive (molding) carving |
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Relief carving |
Basic shaping |
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Chisel |
Chopping, paring |
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Chamfered decoration |
Chamfer |
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Curved edge |
Making curves with a straight edge |
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Scratch Stock |
(Molding Plane/Cornering Tool) |
Molding edges |
Hand drill |
Making holes |
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Hook Board |
Adding hardware |
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Spokeshave |
Smoothing curves |
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Rasp, file, float |
Rounding and shaping |
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Simple rounded figure |
Rounding and shaping |
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French curve |
Drawing curves |
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Coping saw |
Cutting curves |
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Plate Board |
Shaping and cleaning up large curves |
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SIMPLE JOINERY |
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Square |
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Marking knife |
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Two-level Trivet |
Sawing and assembling |
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Countersink |
smoothing screws |
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Screwdriver and Screws |
assembling with screws |
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Plane stop |
Assembly and positioning |
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Bench hook |
Squaring |
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Block plane |
Smoothing |
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Shooting board |
Dimensioning |
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Glue |
Assembly |
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Notepaper Holder |
Clamping and gluing |
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Ripsaw |
Ripping |
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Picture frame |
Half-lap joints |
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One-dovetail shelf |
Simple dovetail |
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Hammer and Nails |
Assembling with a hammer and nails |
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Bat box |
Nailing, Clinching |
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MATERIALS PREP |
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Jack Plane |
Coarse (compare to saw) |
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Jointer Plane |
Medium |
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Smoothing Plane |
Fine |
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Scraper (and Scraper Plane) |
Finest |
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ADVANCED JOINERY |
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Dovetails |
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Fireless Cooker |
Lots of dovetails |
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Shoulder Plane |
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Table |
Mortise-and-Tenon (mitered?) |
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Simple Shoji Screen |
Detailed M&T, lap joint |
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Rabbet Plane |
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Rabbet |
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Plow Plane |
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Grooves |
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Tongue-and-groove |
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Dados |
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Box with sliding top |
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Sliding Bevel |
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Beveled box |
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Making a Drawer |
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Fitting a Drawer |
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Korean Scholar’s Desk |
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Making a Door |
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Fitting a Door |