Anyone here know woodworking?

DodgeLad said

I would rather get the exercise too. I looked at the combination plan and some Veritas stuff. Then I looked at a sliding miter saw and that may be what I need, since I want to make half lap joints. Is there was a hand tool that could do those?
How to make half-laps using the sliding miter saw

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Depends on the wood I'm working with.
But very generally a cross grain saw cut on each side and then several somewhat evenly spaced in between.
Then clean out out a chisel and mallet.
Finish with a long bladed chisel or plane(s) as neccessary.

A bench rest is really helpful. Make those yourself.
I just did something a few a months ago. Lemme look for pics