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It’s hard to feel confident when starting at a workbench. This is especially true when it comes to production-type tools. You want a clean cut. It will take your mind off what you’re supposed to be doing, but it will also be useful later if you find yourself cutting the same thing over and over again. You can never have a steady hand overnight. It comes from working with a tool. You need to start with a cut that has a line to follow. You can use wood, but I find it best to start with a board that is easy to cut.
It will give a sense of the resistance the tool is putting off. The goal here is to cut through with the tool straight, not worrying about where it’s going until it’s over. You need to finish the cut. There’s no rush here; you’re just learning how to keep control. You also want to see if it went straight to where it is supposed to be or if you had control the whole time. One common issue at this level is holding onto the tool, which will give jagged cuts and won’t be straight as you go. The next mistake you might make is paying too much attention to getting into the board and not seeing how it comes out.
It’s important to remember that clean cuts start with straight cuts. Spend a short time on a daily basis on the same thing you’ve been doing the day before. Do the same for 15 minutes each day. You can try it in the same spot or just mark a line where it needs to go. Try to keep your tool in the same position and angle, just changing the cut each time as you go. It’s a way of trying to find a better outcome each time you start.
If it looks like the line you’ve started on is off, just keep cutting until you have a line at the end. Don’t stop to look at the cut until you’ve finished it, otherwise you’re looking at where you wanted to cut to and not seeing the whole thing. Take your time and think about what happened with the first cut. After the first few cuts, adjust your hand position or cut angle so that you don’t see it again. Keep practicing until the distance between where you want it to cut and where it did actually cut becomes less. If you don’t see a change in the line, try slowing down to see where things are going off a bit. It helps to get a better view of what’s happening than trying to cut at full speed. Take a few pictures of the cut you’ve done to make sure you haven’t missed anything. Keep practicing this skill until you find yourself cutting with an eye for precision.
As you start to see improvements in the cutting, the work you’re doing now will be easier and you’ll be more confident. This doesn’t just help you cut the straight line, it helps everything that comes after. You need to get your head in the right place before cutting if you want your work to feel right. At some point, you’ll need to stop and focus on what you’re doing. It’ll make a huge difference if you can learn it now and use it throughout.