About Alderwick

What this site is

Alderwick covers hand-tool woodworking — the techniques, tools, and materials involved in building furniture and wooden objects without relying primarily on stationary power machinery. The focus is practical: what works, what does not, and why.

The geographic context is Poland. Timber availability, tool suppliers, housing stock (and the basement and garage spaces it offers as workshop locations), and workshop regulations differ meaningfully from English-language resources that assume a North American or British context.

What is covered

• Hand planes — selection, setup, tuning, and use on common Polish hardwoods
• Joinery — mortise and tenon, dovetails, box joints, and their applications
• Chisel work — paring, mortising, and chopping technique
• Wood selection — species available in Poland, their working characteristics, and sourcing
• Workshop organisation — space planning, bench design, tool storage, and lighting for small spaces
• Sharpening — stones, angles, and maintenance schedules

What is not covered

Machine woodworking — table saws, routers, thickness planers — is outside the scope of this reference. CNC, laser cutting, and finishing chemistry are similarly not covered. There are better resources for those topics.

Contact

For corrections, questions, or topic requests:

Email: contact@alderwick.eu
Phone: +48 12 678 90 12
Address: ul. Stolarzy 14, 31-564 Kraków, Poland

Company: Alderwick Editorial
NIP: 6762548301
REGON: 388412750