wanting to start using hand tools advice please

[mac1012]

following on from my thread about dust protection i have been thinking about finishing my wooden clocks by hand i have got a selection of woods made to size , iroko , wenge , american oak , american black walnut , utele etc after a conversation on here i want to try finishing by hand plane and cutting my recess for clock movement by wood chisel (well afer drilling a large hole to start me off ) so any advice on planes to get a finish without sandpaper would be good

my clock movement recess is 55mm x 55mm x 34 deep so i need some advice on being able to get down to this depth i know to mark the outline with chisel first and gonna drill 50 mm hole 34mm deep to start me off , so i just wondered what chisels and best brands to use to finish off as with it being 34mm deep and not a large square whats the best way to go about getting a reasonable flat bottom to the recess as it will be a steep angle to chisel out.

i have been a scroll sawer for few years and made quite a good second income from it , this is my new project and wanted to get away from machines and dust for a while and power sanding and do something more traditional

i was thinking of going down the router route for the recess (might still be the case ) but wanted to try something a bit different and get experience of hand tools, the good thing is the recess dosent have to be a great finish a wont be seen , as long as i can get it pretty flat and level with back of piece of wood

any help would be great

mark

 

[Racers]

Hi, Mark

There is a hand tool room on this forum, you will be best to post your questions over there.

Pete

 

[xy mosian]

Hi mark, Too many years ago I reacted badly when hand sanding Brazillian Rosewood. That is when I was introduced to cabinet scrapers, in many ways a better finish, certainly much less dust.
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