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Tools used by hand, the work/power is supplied by the tool user.

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How do you inlay a brass corner ornament using handtools only?

Your chisels and router plane are completely adequate tools for the job. The curve you have to cut are convex in the wood, so approximating with small chisel nibbles is perfectly feasible. I would …
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How to flatten stubborn hollow on the back of a plane iron?

There is no reason to get the entire back of the blade perfect flat and polished - you only need the area from the cutting edge to just behind the chip breaker. I typically flatten about 3/4 to 1" o …
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