The Gentleman's Valet part five: Stringing and cock beading the drawer. 

Vielen Dank. Und heutzutage ist es manchmal schön zu vergessen!

Jo, an "handtools" sind keine Knöpfe dran und man muss sauber arbeiten.

micheloderso sehr wahr !

For myself, I use a combination of both and an power tools. I guess you could say I'm a hybrid or "cross overs" woodworker. I enjoy the speed and guided accuracy that many power tools provide, and the refined control and broader range of work offered by many hand tools. I have never been able to cut a strieght line by hand, so most of my saws are powered. Same for virtually all my drilling. That said, I still use hand planes and chissels for their wonderful versatility, control, and for many small job speed (virtually no set up time and about equal maintenance time).

Thanks for the comments and question. If you're planning on using Liquid Hide Glue, keep an eye on the expiry date- you'll also need to warm it up before using it. If you decide to go with hot hide glue, it takes a bit of getting used to- make sure you 'cook' it everyday so it doesn't go moldy on you- Stephen Shepherd's book, 'Hide Glue' is a good resource for lots of hide glue info- all the best!

Thanks Robert- it's my pleasure!

freehand practice-; )

@@theUnpluggedWoodshop I was afraid of this answer. Thanks a lot 😉

Thanks Gunter!

Ich danke Ihnen sehr, Christian.

Thanks Eric, it seems lately all of my International teaching gigs have been over seas. That said, I may have some opportunities to teach South of the border in 2015. I'll keep you posted! all the best~

Please do! Thanks

Thanks...I'm not playing in this one...a close friend of mine, Carlo Spinazzola was laying this piece. all the best-

thanks Jeff- I learned everything I know through trial and error- the rest is from books. No formal training, just lots of determination and imagination. all the best~

Tom, so you never did any apprenticing under a master at all? Amazing! I am a hands on learner. Very hard for me to take something from text and put it to work. I guess that makes me a kinesthetic type. I enjoy your videos and level of craftsmanship!

Thanks for the question and comments. I prefer to sneak up to my knife lines with the shoulder plane simply because I find the sight lines on the Rabbet Plane a little hard to see. I seem to have a little more control with the shoulder plane. all the best~

Thanks for the response never thought of that but it makes sense when I get a shoulder plane I'll have to try it I currently just have a stanley 78

Muito obrigado !

David, thanks for the suggestion. Black titles sometimes get lost in the back ground as well, this video seems to be worse than most for the text getting lost. What can I say, I'm a wood worker not a video editor! LOL- ; )

Peralma, thanks for the comments and question. The saw is still fairly new so the blade is still polished- I also give it a wipe with Jojoba oil after every use. all the best~

David, thanks for the interest. Sorry, no video for the veneer hammer, but you'll find details on these past blog posts- here: www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/make-a-veneer-hammer-part-one.html and here: www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/make-a-veneer-hammer-part-two.html all the best~

thanks for the interest Graham, and yes, on most days I do-; ) Between making and teaching, writing and singing, I've been a professional artist for the past 25 years. It's all I know. all the best~

Tom Fidgen Looks like you're one of those lucky people who can make a living doing what they love. Did I read that you're in Canada?

I am- Toronto through the school year, and home to Cape Breton Island for the summers.

Tom Fidgen I have family in Hamilton...Manchester UK myself.

I'll be on that side of the pond in 2015 teaching a course at the New English Workshop. Watch my blog for details~

it was actually made from an old card scraper- spring steel that about 0.016" thick and hardened to Rc48-52. hope that helps!

Tom Fidgen It does! I never thought of that as an option. Oh! And I want to thank you on your advice on planing joining surfaces on knotted wood (I asked a while back)...worked like a charm...I've never had such a tight contact for a glue up. The joining surfaces were quite wide, but no discernible gap at all! I did as you said...and I feel quite grateful! Thanks.

Just glue- thanks for the question.

Sure. But good quality doesn't necessarily mean really expensive. I picked up most of the hand tools I own (not many by any means) at flea markets for hardly any money at all. Knowing how to get rid of rust and sharpen blades is all it takes to make that approach work. The set of Chisels I use was actually bought new. From Amazon. For under 1€ a piece. I bought them assuming I'd have to re-grind and polish the cutting edges and did I ever. But after two hours of leisurly work I had a set of six very workable chisels for the price of a pack of cigarettes. They're probably not going to hold that perfect, crisp edge for as long as a nice set of Kirschen chisels, but they were essentially free. I can still replace them with *nice* chisels one by one, but meanwhile, I can work with them. And let's be honest: Crappy, cheap power tools are a pain in the backside to work with as well, maybe even more. Plus you can't usually “refurbish“ messed up good quality ones you picked up cheaply. I guess you know the saying that blaming the tools is the mark of a bad craftsman. Sure: high quality, expensive tools are nice to have, but IMHO the truly great thing about hand tools is that they're simple enough that you can often make even really crappy ones work well if you know what you're doing with a whetstone and a file…

Tilman Ahr I ment the planes and the saws. If iam able to get those on a flewmarket, hurray, but i dont believe.

micheloderso Most likely not those same ones, but I bought old, high-quality wooden planes at flea markets and restored them before. Once you know how to handle them, they are a joy to work with.

Tilman Ahr Yes, i did it too. And i bought some planes from silverline. They are less expensive and with a little work on it and i can use them daily. And, i fight my struggles with the right angle on flat boards...;-) Und wenn ich dann Mr. Fidgen zuschaue bin ich manchmal ein bißchen frustriert. Aber ich gebe nicht auf! ;-)