I don’t often reach for hand tools in my old house remodeling and repair projects. As much as I love to pull up a curl with a low-angle block plane or tune a door’s lock-set with a screwdriver, power tools are where it’s at for most projects.
However, it’s not always the case and sometimes there is no beating what a hand tool can get done. I find that’s often the case on a finicky element of trim projects: cutting returns.
