Augers were tools used by medieval carpenters to make holes in their wood. At first, they were big and used to make broad and deep holes, but eventually, smaller augers wer… See more

Braces were invented because people wanted to drill holes into their wood quickly and more efficiently than they could by using an auger. A brace consisted of a curved woo… See more

No, that is not a typo; that really is how people in medieval times spelled ‘iron.’ Gouges and Groping Irens have both been described as tools with which carpenters of the time m… See more

Not much is known about the riving knife, other than the fact that it was used in conjunction with hand saws and pit saws to cut timber into planks or boards. They were most comm… See more