Working mostly by hand will lead to some quirky terminology. If you’re working mostly by hand, you can’t really communicate a lot of what you do or feel or conclude with someone who doesn’t. There’s no solution for it that I’m aware of – you can’t speak to people who don’t have experience figuring out the things you’ll figure out – there’s just too much nuance in becoming skilled at something and the trap in discussing is running into a lot of “can’t” terms.
So, I’ve set up a Terminology page to avoid things that I often explain over and over outside of this (now new) page. If you know me, you’ll be aware that I don’t seem to mind saying the same thing over and over at length. That’s true.
But to the extent that it’s not that great to limit the audible or visible white space by making a continuous repetitive stream, I figure adding a terminology page is a good idea. It will convey some of the things you’ll come to know working by hand.
Of Making by Hand with Wood and Steel 