Hand tools

Every woodworker has a toolbox full of handtools. They are cheap, portable and as accurate as the hand of the person who’s using them.

There are hundreds of different hand tools in a woodworker’s toolbox. Here we look at cutting tools in general: what are the pros and cons of doing things by hand, as opposed as using machinery, from the environmental point of view?

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The life cycle	Pro	Con
	Low Energy Because hand tools are small, without wires or engines, they need much less energy and resources to be produced than power tools or machines.

	Low Energy Hand tools do not require electricity, they run on sandwich energy. Low investment Investment costs are the lowest when you work with hand tools Non toxic Hand tools usually generate much less dust than electric machines	Time consuming Handcrafting will take a much longer time than working with power tools or machines, and it is only suitable for small scale production. Show Alternatives » Alternatives tools Quick CNC mill Industrial machines Laser cutter Waterjet cutter High production cost Because it takes a much longer time, hand crafted products cost much more to produce. Show Alternatives » Alternatives tools Low production cost CNC mill Industrial machines Laser cutter Waterjet cutter