The Hand Tool Cabinet #1: Plan first?? no thanks.
Just over a year ago, I really began enjoying hand tools, and restoring the older stanley tools. After gathering up a healthy collection (of user tools), I began to figure out which ones I wanted to keep for use and which ones I would restore and resell. I’m not fully converted to hand tool only, I don’t necessarily enjoy all the planing that goes into most projects, but do enjoy it when necessary, and I understand when hand tools are just better to use then the power tool counterparts. Some time ago, I was reading an article written by Christoper Schwarz, on the construction of a slab top roubo bench. In the article, he mentioned how nice it would be to have a bench loc...
