Toolmaking Videos

In depth two-hour videos about the tools we make at Hand Tool Woodworking:

MAKE A REAMER Pt. 1 with ELIA BIZZARRI

Starting with the blade, we look at various types of steel, making a blade from a scrap handsaw blade, grinding the blade, sharpening, honing and turning a burr. Then we look at wood options (lumber and log), sawing the blade slot by hand and by machine, and turning the taper to match the blade. We focus on making a six degree reamer for chairmaking, but the same techniques would work for a variety of sizes and tapers. Plus a Q&A session.

MAKE A REAMER Pt. 2 with ELIA BIZZARRI

The shaving lands are cut with a chisel and drawknife. We adjust the cutting depth with either a permanent wedge or an adjustment screw, then we work on two different types of handles, a fixed dowel and a removable tapered handle. We taper the top end of the reamer to a point and we spend some time talking about using the reamer in a variety of settings. Plus a Q&A session.

$30 for the pair of videos (3.5 hours total):

 

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RECORDED VIDEOS


"That spoon carving video blew me away. You all need a TV show. I love the format, it worked really, really well I believe. There were good closeups and I liked how Curtis was watching the work and visible right there. It was quite meta."
– Adam Tracy


A lot of tech: Four video cameras, a micro video camera, ATEM mini pro video switch, OBS broadcasting software, production lighting. Ian Strickland & John Parkinson, videographers; Roy Underhill, part-time videographer; Seth Elliott, moderator


VIDEO EXCERPTS

Curtis Buchanan Democratic Chair

Woodturning for Chairmakers

Peter Follansbee Spoon Carving


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