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Making some bookeneds by hand.

So far I used hand saws to rough cut and rip the board. Then a shooting board to create flat and perpendicular edges.

A saw and chisel to begin the curved edges. A carving knife to get me close and a spoke shave to give it a smoother curve.

Next will be dovetails.

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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

The first time I pull the spokeshave out after a while there’s like a 50% chance I don’t set the blade right or angle it too aggressively, resulting in skipping