In this short video I show how I cut a clean mortise entirely by hand using a chisel and wooden mallet. You can follow each careful strike as the waste chips curl out of the joint and the walls become ...

In this short video I demonstrate how I chamfer the end of a tenon with a sharp chisel so it slides into the mortise more easily. By taking light cuts around the corners, I create a subtle lead-in ...

A chisel is one of the most utilitarian and oldest hand tools for woodworking. And a good wood chisel, in particular, has sharp beveled cutting edges, holds those edges well, sharpens easily, and ...