My path to woodworking and hand tools
Since my childhood, I have always loved nature and the forest. During my carpentry training, I developed my passion for traditional hand tool woodworking.
In those early days I was very inspired by the books of Roy Underhill, and, for chairs in particular, by Mike Abbott and Drew Langsner.
With the help of Jack Sobon's books, I built my workshop and our house with traditional timber frames, using hand tools. Here are some pictures of these projects.
The tools
Pre-drilling the mortises
Before finishing with chisels
A finished mortise
The frame of my workshop
The finished workshop
The frame of our house
Photo taken in the woods above our village