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Marking, sawing, chopping and paring, with a slow close look at the baseline.

Six boards, a dozen clamps and the order I do it in so nothing slips.

How I read the end grain, the stickers and the weight of a board.

A saw, a chisel, a plane, a square and a marking gauge, and what each one does.

Marking out, chopping the mortise and fitting the tenon until it just goes in.

Two thin coats, one rag and the wait between them.

Two stones, a honing guide and a way to know when it is sharp.

Cupping, checking and why I let a board rest before I cut it.

The joint that hides the end grain, cut on a front for a shallow drawer.

Pencil, steel rule and a full-size drawing on the bench.