You know when you break out the hammer and chisel you are taking a big step back from current technologies but often a step back means a leap forward. When most people are going to the shaping machines to make their boards Austin takes a step back and does it in the old school way of a hammer and a chisel. Disreguard the forsner bit marks in the chambers and the planer marks you see on the deck. Actually this is one of a few Paulownia boards Austin is making for the shop. Most often the chambering is done with a long router bit or forsner bits but these two sections are 7 inches across so they are too deep for the bit to reach so out comes the hammer and chisel. Austin says that doing boards like this give him a real appreciation of original Olo and Alaia builders.