Who would have thought it? NewYear’s eve cutting wood on the Home Depot parking lot with a Stanley SharksTooth throwaway handsaw. Moreover, dimensioning wood for another workbench on New Year’s Day. Well, it wasn’t all work. Caught up with many friends, rested a little and started packing just a little for my trip down to…
Where are we now after vibrant and expansive a year? Well, we started in the new year of 2012 with a greatly successful tour with The Woodworking Shows. Here were are again about to repeat that with a new season. This year we saw our paulsellers.com website successfully resist commercialism to create a way of connecting…
NOTE:Just so you know, Paul has a new Workbench series. If you are interested in the updated version of Paul’s workbench please click the button down below. This page links to a cutting list, tools list, FAQS and much more. Click here to go to the workbench page Q: Hi Paul Hope you are all…
My bags are still unpacked and this is no rinkydink schedule coming up. The winds here are frightening, but hopefully they will subside before I fly early Sunday morning. Joseph and I took a good walk a couple of days ago and we are excited for the opportunity to again share our vision for the…
I was the happy recipient of an eBay buy but couldn’t understand the surprisingly low price at £13.01p plus £6.00 shipping. I suppose I Sorby is really not known for its all metal cast planes so much as it’s plane cutting irons and wooden bodied models of yesteryear and more the iron and blade side…
Q: Hi Paul: I am brand new to woodworking and I’m trying to collect a good basic set of hand tools. I appreciated your blog entry about buying good inexpensive tools. It was very helpful. My question is what inexpensive hand saws would you recommend (for tenons, mitre cuts, rip cut, etc.)? Thanks, Dan…
Q: Hi Paul. Thank you for a great course I would like to echo John and Norbert’s comments. You are a great inspiration. I would like to ask about the clean up of the Hake brush after applying a coat of shellac. Best wishes for the New Year and your tour of the US. Regards…
Unwinding after a busy season can be a bit like taking the twist from a 10” wide oak plank with a 1” chisel, but unwind we must. It’s a strange thing really for we woodworkers, but the best way to take away the kinks and curve balls out of life is to make the corner…
With the main body of the clock completed, and if you want to add the undercarriage, we can now focus on forming the built up area beneath the bottom piece. This section adds greater depth and grace to the overall appearance of the clock and is purely decorative. I used a # 5 sweep gouge…
If you want to know how to make a bookshelf or the back of a kitchen drawer, it’s best to start with a project like this. https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com/ I have made these for my children and for people needing to store kindling for starting their cosy cottage fires. Resi Tomat, head of education at the National…