I love working with hand tools. It's quiet and very efficient. There is a deep communication with your work and with the wood, which has a positive influence on your design. With hand tools you can feel the structure of the wood and reach an understanding of how to work it and how to adapt to it. As a result, no piece is like another.

Some tools

drill bits

the history of spoon bits (to the left) reaches far back to the ancient Egyptians. To the right, auger bits

scorp's

used for cleaning the cutting marks left from the adze

crooked knives

hide glue

no other glue lasts as long: this one maintains a bond for over 300 years