build an excellent piece of furniture out of wood

When I went to high school a hundred or so years ago, girls were not permitted to take wood shop or metal shop. I love the scent of fresh cut wood, especially the evergreen species, and I still intend to make at least one good piece of furniture myself, using all hand tools. In fact, I’ve saved antique iron hardware from junk shops, our own 150 y/o home, and old barns, so that I can have just the right fittings. My first project will be a chest crafted from old wood and closed with the beautiful, handcrafted window lock that I found outside in the dirt. The ceramic knob on it is intact, though ‘crazed.’ Perfect… I save ‘pretty’ boards.
Next to writing, it’s one of the best occupation or vocations that I can think of. n.kateus www.mydayjob.net