I use an axe and a draw knife on logs. This closes the pores and helps preserve the wood longer than if you put a sander on it.

Well, I mean you could use an adze or a froe. Axes are really common in green woodworking (chair making) and they’re great for getting wood to split along the grain.

I second the green woodworking comment. An axe (and wedges) are a good way to hand-split logs into boards. And easier than doing it with a saw in some cases. Hand tool woodworking really makes you appreciate the multitude of weird old tools you find in antique stores and how clever people were when using human power before power tools.

> You can find all the problems of Software in Woodworking

Including the questioning of the tools you use, and people telling you "you're doing it wrong".