How to Cut a Notch in Wood with Woodworking Hand Tools

Will Myers shows how to cut a simple notch in a piece of wood using traditional woodworking hand tools

Joshua Farnsworth Portrait  By Joshua Farnsworth  | Published 27 March, 2024

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How to Cut a Notch in Wood with Woodworking Hand Tools

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Joshua Farnsworth Portrait  By Joshua Farnsworth  | Published 27 March, 2024

In the above video Will Myers shows a simple skill on how to cut a notch in wood with traditional woodworking hand tools, like a dovetail saw and a chisel.

Will Myers Making A Shaker Wall Clock With Woodworking Hand Tools

This video is a excerpt from “Building the Isaac Youngs Shaker Wall Clock with Will Myers“. It is filmed in the Wood and Shop Traditional Woodworking School (check out our woodworking classes!)

Cover Of “Building The Isaac Youngs Shaker Wall Clock With Will Myers&Quot;

Will Myers is an expert furniture maker from North Carolina, who specializes in building reproduction furniture with historical hand tools.

Will Myers Hancock Shaker Candle Stand Table Woodworking Workshop

Will is featured in our best-selling Video Class/DVD “Building the Portable Moravian Workbench with Will Myers” and on the PBS TV show “The Woodwright’s Shop“. He also teaches woodworking classes at Roy Underhill’s “Woodwright’s School”, and has been featured in multiple woodworking magazine articles.