Dear James: I just moved into a house and bought a toolbox and general woodworking/carpenter hand tool set. Do you have any general advice on how to use the various tools? — Jenny L. Dear Jenny: Woodworking tools can be used for much more than just traditional cabinetmaking types of projects. Many do-it-yourself new and repair projects around your house will involve working with wood and other woodlike materials. With relatively inexpensive, but powerful, cordless tools available today, many tasks that used to require hand-tool expertise can be done quicker with cordless tools. There is still a sense of satisfaction one gets from doing a project or making something from wood using hand tools as the old timers did. You will find various types of wood have their own “personalities”. One of the most common tasks for a woodworker is making joints by hand for furniture, cabinets or storage boxes. …