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…making the three panels from the oak. Twist, cup and bow are removed with my system of using a series of half a dozen common bench planes positioned ready for…
…making the three panels from the oak. Twist, cup and bow are removed with my system of using a series of half a dozen common bench planes positioned ready for…
…apprentice Hannah has become an amazingly gifted teacher. The student-support workers comprise 4-5 women and 2 men. This is indeed a ratio shift as in my class courses through the…
…which covers all aspects of chair joinery and upholstery. https://paulsellers.com/2015/08/making-my-chair-video/ We also have a series on making a Craftsman-style Rocking Chair. https://paulsellers.com/2016/10/making-craftsman-style-rocking-chair/ Watch Paul’s latest chair making project here: https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com/videos/desk-chair/…
…from wooden components together. Violin makers still use hide glue in making traditional instruments like violins and cellos and also for repairing them. Why is that? Simple really; these instruments…
…how to maintain and sharpen it Which gouge do you recommend to start with? https://paulsellers.com/2013/04/found-a-professional-gouge-that-wont-gouge-you/ Other options: https://paulsellers.com/2015/06/another-good-gouge/ https://paulsellers.com/2014/02/ashley-iles-cant-keep-stock-levels-7-36mm-gouge/ Why do you prefer a gouge? https://paulsellers.com/2013/04/hook-knives-hand-scorps-and-gouges/ At what angle do…
…and about 10 minutes work on the handle it would have no competition. Funny though, with all of our post modern contrivances we have yet to come close to matching…
…to the space you created but any additional space for compression in the ‘spring‘ from the wedges themselves, which will compress under driving pressure and then too the same spring…
…they differ between the sexes. I’m thankful for opposites that compliment each other, i.e. small hands work well with large hands and vice versa. One compliments the other as do…
…you cut. Comparing the coping saw to other frame saws such as the jewellers, piercing and fretsaw is not a practical comparison because, again, generally, these saws will be used…
…I grade woods by my reference of decades of experience. On a scale of one to ten oaks come somewhere between 8-10 whereas maple comes mid to lower and many…
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