Handtools Vs. Power Tools

Handtools and hand cut dovetails. I’ve only ever done dovetails once… last week. I was making a case/stand for my saws and I wanted a strong joint to hold the weight of the saws without using screws. The dovetail is a very strong joint as it uses mechanical leverage as one end is made wider while it tapers down to a thinner opposite end to hold the two pieces tight with a snug fit. I made one tail the opposite way, just an error that I hope to never make again, and only having two pieces of wood to work with that my Dad gave me, I snipped the end to fit and had to add a little GRK screw (Those screws are amazing), that side I did not show on the pics 😉 I’m using these advanced techniques to understand and practice these skills on little projects for my little shop to try and figure out the bug and those mistakes so I can learn from them. Made almost entirely from handtools, the box that will have a sole purpose of being the home to my chisels took several days to make… Walnut and maple grrrrr ❤ These Lie-Nielsen socket chisels are beautiful and I love them even more because my Dad bought them for me, so they deserve a well deserving home. I can only work on this kind of stuff here and there before having to remember to turn off all the power strips, not put gym clothes on backwards, and grab a protein bottle…. I forget that last one pretty often. I’ve never seen hand cut dovetails and you can’t find handmade stuff, even rarer with handtools, often, so a bit proud of the effort I put into these, I thought I’d add them here to share. Oh! And the comb was a Bday gift for my sister. I think the spikes need to be steeper and add a few more of them…. guess how many hours that one took?