How to Make a Bench Hook for Hand Saw Cross Cutting

[@arasul]

Joshua, I like your style of tutoring, no-nonsense, no redundant talk, to the point, crisp. You appear to be a very patient person, exactly the way a teacher should be. What a splendid video you have come up with. Kudos to you.

[@Pynefurnishings]

Simple and good. Thank you!

[@DraganIlich-r1s]

Thank you Sir.🎉

[@mikeevans3766]

Another fine video Joshua. I have found that I can place the fence some distance from the back of the base and can then use the other side of the fence for my Japanese pull saws as well. I also discovered that if you bevel the bottom edges of the fence that it helps to prevent sawdust from holding the work off of the fence. Putting the hook in a vise provides better stability for the use of the hook and gives the user one less function to perform with the non-sawing hand. I love your work with traditional tools.

[@robertr2731]

Thank you Josh

[@taj73]

Thanks Joshua, I think you are doing a great job reviving traditional woodworking with hand tool and your web site is also a great tools to start with all good info.

[@vllrrql]

Great helpful video! Definitely saves table tops. Simple but highly efficient! Thanks.

[@WoodAndShop]

You're most welcome Anthony!

[@paulrafter438]

Thankyou for sharing ! Appreciate it ! … Paul (🇦🇺)

[@Marit_tb]

Thanks! Love your videos and blog. I just started traditional woodworking and your buying guide has become my go to place. Keep up the great work!

[@WoodAndShop]

Glad you've enjoyed my buying guides Martijn! Hey, I'm trying to improve my buying guides...any chance you could contact me through my website and I can ask your opinion as a visitor to my site? woodandshop.com/contact/

[@Marit_tb]

Wood and Shop Sure!

[@athmostafa2462]

O , love your videos sir , very helpful 😊 I'm a beginner hand tools who loves playing with wood , I just did my first bench hook from pine dimensioning the board by hand planes lots of work but fun to do , screwed the ends on the board after and I love it very much 😊 .

[@bgulotta]

Hey Joshua...Great video as always! One thing I did a while back when making my bench hook, that may help others, was to use my front vise or a leg vise to clamp the pieces together during glue up. I clamped one side up then came back later and tackled the other side. It was easier for me to do the glue up this way then messing around with the clamps.

[@Jodyphotograph]

Great video, Thanks! The hook you used on the bottom to hook to the bench could also be cut short so that when the other one wears out from cutting you can just flip it over and have a brand new side again!

[@hdwoodshop]

Joshua. Thanks for a simple and practical video. Your opening shot of all those masters of handtools with the little music is soothing and extremely relaxing. I had to do add that your classy handling of the dimwit troll was one of my favorite displays of good upbringing and self control. LOL. I still plan on adding a visit to your shop to our East coast tour someday. God Bless!

[@HowCommunicationWorks]

Nice version of Whiskey for Breakfast on the mando!

[@MarcoACasco]

Nice...I'll make one. Thanks !!!!!

[@herminigildojakosalem8664]

@3:57 in the video, that's a nice device - that thing attached to your saw - it seems to be some sort of a sa w guide. What is it exactly? Does it help you get straight/square cuts? This is my first glimpse of something like that ever. Where did you get it or did you make it yourself? Would you show more of it? Thank you.

[@WoodAndShop]

This is called a miter box saw, which are common and useful for precise cuts. You can learn more about them in my hand saw buyer's guide here: woodandshop.com/woodworking-hand-tool-buying-guide-handsaws/

[@herminigildojakosalem8664]

Wow. Thank you.

[@WoodAndShop]

You're most welcome Herminigildo.

[@kentyler966]

Pushing too hard at the beginning of the cut on the crosscut.

[@Patrick-kc5ur]

You couldn't find a shorter bar clamp or a Jorgenson?

[@Exiledk]

I would have used longer clamps..... ;-)

[@artiefufkin3292]

Looked like hard work to me...

[@jennessalynam7682]

Sure blame it on the saw! 🤣

[@davogifman542]

Good thing about the Bench hook is no sharpening required. :) Unlike the saws lol. If you took off 3/4" at the other edge too couldn't you have a bench hook,and Shooting Board? Kind of a two in one??