As a follow up to Hand Tool Heaven I, this five-day course expands on foundational knowledge and introduces new techniques and methods for the hand tool woodworker, highlighting dovetail and wedged mortise-and-tenon joinery. Over the course of the week, you will learn simple drafting techniques to design a step stool proportionate to your body. You will break down and square lumber by hand, layout and hand cut elegant, strong joinery. You will go through a multi-step glue up process and learn about different finishing techniques. You will learn to choose the right tool for the job, how to set the tools up properly, and practice the skills you’ll need to work as efficiently and enjoyably as possible. Expand your understanding of layout and joinery techniques to include locking joinery. Learn how to design, lay out and hand-cut dovetails and wedged mortise and tenon joints. We will discuss the application of these prolific joints in a variety of contexts. You will be provided with a full-size woodworking bench equipped with all of the sharpened tools needed for the class, giving you the opportunity to try out a wide variety of hand tools and further your understanding of fine bench joinery. This is the perfect class for you if you have some woodworking experience and are looking to dive deeper into precision layout and hand cut joinery. This course will cover the following techniques and tools: Locking joinery, highlighting dovetails and wedged through mortise and tenons Drafting using the concepts of proportional design and artisan geometry Precision layout tools Handsaws for rough breakdown, cutting joinery, and embellishments Handplanes A variety of specialty chisels Glueup and finishing techniques Required Tools: Personal protective equipment Pencil Paper or notepad Close-toed shoes Prerequisites: This course is intended as a follow-up to our Hand Tool Heaven I course. It is recommended that you have some experience working with handtools.