Paul’s workshop will be temporarily falling silent. On Thursday 21st of March Paul was assaulted. He was pushed from his bike as he cycled home at the end of the day. Police are aware and investigating. Paul has three broken ribs. He is in good spirits and receiving all the medical help he needs. He…
This is Joseph, Paul’s son, and I am here to ask you all to join me in wishing him a very happy 74th birthday! We had a low-key celebration at work yesterday for him and have a further family celebration planned for this weekend. Despite his 74 years of age my dad is fit as…
Happy New Year Everyone! This is Paul’s son, Joseph, briefly seizing control of this blog to mark the occasion of my dad turning 72. Happy Birthday Dad! I invite you to join me in wishing him a happy birthday in the comments below. While you are here, I thought you might enjoy a bit of…
It is my dad’s 70th birthday today. I hope you will all join me in wishing him a very happy birthday. We put a little invitation in the roundup emails that go out inviting people to send in videos wishing my dad a happy birthday. We had dozens of videos sent in and while we…
This is a Spanish translation of Paul’s post Sharpening Is Mostly An Abrasive Issue from 16 December 2014. Thank you Carlos! traducción del inglés por Carlos J. Collazo El título de esta entrada parece ser casi una contradicción. Lo afilado y la abrasión. ¿Como es que funciona eso? Afilar la mayoría de las herramientas cortantes y…
Happy 65th birthday to Paul! Paul is 65 today. I would like to welcome you all to wish him a happy birthday in the comments. Last year I did a guest post and let everyone know it was his birthday. This year I thought I would do the same but also take the opportunity to…
I am Joseph, Paul’s son. I have administrative access to this site because I handle the technical aspects. I don’t usually use my power to create blog posts but I thought I would make an exception to tell you all that it is Paul’s birthday today! He doesn’t know that I am posting this but…