You should try giving hand tools a try, if you want to take even one step further from avoiding The Machine. Hand tools take a bit more practice but the rush o

You should try giving hand tools a try, if you want to take even one step further from avoiding The Machine. Hand tools take a bit more practice but the rush of seeing your skill progress never goes away. Just yesterday I made a well fitting mortise and tenon joint. This is something I've done a thousand times, yet I still get the deep sense of satisfaction every time I see it set nicely. I bet I could square up rough stock with my hand plane faster than your power planer/joiner, too. Cutting to size the hundreds of 1X3" I needed earlier, on the other hand...