Mortise & Tenon Magazine/Back to the Bench: Restoring & Using Heritage Tools

  • $49

Back to the Bench: Restoring & Using Heritage Tools

  • Course
  • 31 Lessons

Old tools are high-quality, beautiful, and often available at bargain prices. But many woodworkers today feel that they lack the skill to rejuvenate the relics they find in their local flea markets. In this course, Joshua Klein and Mike Updegraff provide a thorough, no-nonsense approach to selecting, cleaning, repairing, and tuning up heritage tools for the shop.

Contents

Introduction

Introduction – Welcome to the Course!
Cleaning & Finishing
Rust Treatment
Freehand Sharpening
Notes for Introduction to Sharpening Tools 2023.pdf

Planes

Bench Planes Part 1
Bench Planes Part 2
Metal-Bodied Planes
Plane Troubleshooting
Selecting, Restoring, & Using Wooden Bench Planes.pdf
Practical Planemaking The Jack Plane.pdf
Rediscovering the Double-iron Plane.pdf
Specialty Planes

Saws

Saws Part 1
Saws Part 2
Saw Handle
Saw Tooth Geometry.pdf
Handsaw Tote Template.pdf
Sourcing Saw Nuts

Edge Tools

Chisels
Axes & Drawknives
Axes for the Workshop.pdf
Making a New Chisel Handle.pdf

Bench Fixtures

Vises
Bench Hooks
How to Make Yourself Nuts.pdf

Marking & Layout Tools

Marking & Layout Tools

Hammers

Hammers

Drill Bits

Drill Bits

Further Resources

Further Resources
Online Antique Tool Dealers