How a Woodworker Uses a Hatchet
A lot of new spoon and bowl carvers are finding out how effective a hatchet can be for trimming and shaping stock. I’ve used hatchets in furniture work for 40 years now, and here will describe how I go about shaping and hewing stock prior to planing or drawknife work. The wood I work with most is oak, but I’ve used ash, walnut, maple and others as well. Ideally this stock is riven green wood. I often still do hew dry, sawn
