Rob Cosman's Wood-Hinge Bench Hook IBC Chisels etc) then you have felt

etc) then you have felt the frustration of the wood fibers collapsing and tearing out in big chunks with typical bench chisels ground at 25-30 degrees

Chip-Breaker screw: 5/16-18 UNC

now outsource their production to China

Dovetail-shape makes accessing the back corners of the half-blind socket easy

Rob Cosman's Wood-Hinge Bench Hook IBC Chisels etc) then you have feltOne of the keys to making nice wood hinge boxes is getting the dowel segments to line up perfectly. To do that you need dead on 90 degree cuts which are clean and free of tear out. Enter my Wood Hinge Bench Hook. Coupled with my Joinery Crosscut Saw, this enables you to cut those prefect dowel segments. The grooves in the fences hold your dowel firmly while you saw and creates a zero clearance effect giving you tear out free cuts One fence is grooved