DIGITAL: "Building the Historic Howarth Bow Saw with Bill Anderson" in HD (Stream + Download)

Learn how to recreate this historic and elegant English bow saw, which is perfect for many uses in any woodworker’s workshop. This detailed HD video will not only guide you through the building process, but will help you develop many hand tool skills.

With 3.6 hours (217 minutes) of instruction, you’ll be able to create this shapely English bow saw, and learn many valuable traditional hand tool skills along the way.

> High Definition MP4 Digital Video Download (or you can purchase the physical DVD)
> Should be playable on all TV’s, computers, & digital devices (although, use a computer to download as customers have trouble downloading & unzipping with mobile devices).
> Step-by-step detailed instructions
> Geared toward beginner hand tool woodworkers
3.6 Hours of detailed instruction
> Filmed at Bill Anderson’s Workshop in North Carolina

You’ll learn:

> How to select & prepare appropriate wood for making traditional hand tools
> How to use hand saws, hand planes, chisels, rasps, and many more hand tools
> How to cut several different variations of the mortise & tenon joint
> How to artistically shape wood using saws, chisels, rasps, gouges, & spokeshaves
> How to taper bow saw pin holes using reamers to ensure a tight fitting handles
> How to sand & scrape for a beautiful finish
> The pros & cons of different types of finishing products for hand tools
> How to assemble, properly tension, and use a traditional bow saw

1080p High Definition (HD) video in the .MP4 format, which is compatiable on most devices.

Included are all the free resources and list of tools that Bill mentions in the video. Bill Anderson also sells Howarth Bow Saw pins, handles, blades, string, & printed templates at: edwardsmountainwoodworks.com

Bill Anderson is a hand tool expert who lives in Chatham County, North Carolina. In addition to building beautiful period furniture, he teaches woodworking classes at Roy Underhill’s Woodwright’s School and the John C. Campbell Folk School. He is a member of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, Midwest Tool Collectors Association, and Early American Industries Association. You can see a tour of Bill’s amazing workshop on our blog.

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