Oh yeah I cut by hand as well..... when it's something for me. My specialty is sharpening. With my chisels and planes I can cut end grain of QSWO and read a newspaper through the shavings.I use Japanese saws for hand cut. My jig and router turn out a nicer product and anything more than 8 tails I will use the jig.
I have a sample of some dovetails in cherry and box joints I hand cut. I'll search through the test bin and snap a pic.
Cheers
Edit, also looking for pics of a kitchen I did all the cabinets in hickory.
Ha no I wish I had that kinda skill. Woodfiller is my friend.nice touch. I thought you pulled off some sort of crazy japanese joint or something, lol.
awesome man. I do all my own sharpening myself as well. I use norton water stones.
Here's a pic of two more of my favorites. Lie-nielsen bevel edge socket chisels, 1/4" and 3/4". They're modeled after old school stanley socket chisels. These are the best chisels I've ever owned. They hold an edge very well and because of the socket design I can turn my own handles on my lathe. Those are the stock handles though. They're made from ironwood. The steel is A2 but I think they offer them in O1 now.
thanks guys!
lived on three different islands, although there isnt a body of water i couldnt walk or jump across for hundreds of miles,but it seems to have stuck as a theme
