Plywood material such as you are proposing to work with is a modern thing invented in the age of power tools. Woodworking, similar to any other craft, takes patience and practice. In the old days before there ever was electricity and power tools crafts persons could build amazing things out of wood with hand tools alone. Am I using the wrong saw? Should I be using guides? Should the saw just be used to get close and a wood chisel is used to remove the small excess?įirst off be aware of a couple of important points. Mainly I am asking how people did this sort of work before they had powered tools. I have a lot of patience so speed is not an issue. The problem occurs when I want to make a 50cm-100cm straight cut. Similar to the following picture.įor short lengths I can make reasonably accurate straight cuts. To cut the plywood I am working with a two sided Japanese pull saw. Given that the cut lines I drew are accurate, what is the best way to accurately cut a rectangle or square from a plywood sheet with unpowered hand tools? Are there other tools I will need beyond a hand saw and a sanding block?
I can compensate by sawing a bit further from the line but sanding down the excess seems to take longer then would seem reasonable. When I use a hand saw I can't quite get it to go along the line and it can veer off a bit. The edges will be simply glued butt joints which means they need to be straight and smooth.
As a beginner in woodworking I would like to build a simple box from plywood.
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