Originally Posted by Fixedgearhead
Rough prep of rough sawn lumber: Power saw and thickness planer.
Assembly: Hand saws, Chisels, Scrapers, ect.
Finish: Varnish, brushes, Wax rubout.
Traditional joinery methods only. Dovetails, Mortise and tenon, tongue and groove, moldings, ect. All done with hand tools.
Sounds like a woodworker after my own heart! For the sewing machine cabinet I'm looking to use some white oak planks that the previous owner left here - 7 or 8 of them, rough, 2" x 14" or so, 7 or 8' long. The nasty part will be resawing them but I'll take my time and do that by hand. I'll have to hire someone to thickeness them after the resawing. I'll use a table saw for long rips but otherwise I'm planning to do it by hand. Given how quickly I work (or not, as the case may be) I'm just as glad I'm not trying to make a living doing this ;)
BTW, do you ride fixed gear or did you take your handle from somewhere else?