The Merit of Mesquite
…dense, too hard for those woods. I didn’t work with it again until two or three years later when after my first introduction to it I started to harvest free…
…dense, too hard for those woods. I didn’t work with it again until two or three years later when after my first introduction to it I started to harvest free…
I remember making my first chairs in 1968; hard for me to imagine! Patience for a variety of processes is not something you are born with and patience combined with…
…want to rip just use that width. It will work fine. Legs and rails as per my original design should come easily enough. You do not need to plane wood…
…context of my design technology lessons. We discussed the possibility of sharpening some of the grotty old saws which are available for the use of my pupils. On closer examination,…
…a new design I want to try and a project genesis quickly comes together in multiple dimensions. I look through the workshop door, listen to the shavings crushing underneath my…
…beginning. All of this work is still time consuming and tedious, whether free– or repetitive pattern. My examinations reveal the same oversight by the master carver. The carvings in the…
…anything I can think of. If they make ten more boxes and three more tables to compliment what they made here they will have become competent and internally fulfilled woodworkers….
…knew nothing of our work discovered perfect dovetails stacking up on my bench, mouldings coming from 150 year old moulding planes and a dozen more examples of what they came…
…freely between the layers) and air-dried. Seasoning allows the wood to move according to the gradual release of moisture. This is the reason that air-dried wood is more stable after…
…finish in accordance to the instructions. What is your process for painting projects? Normal process: https://paulsellers.com/2012/08/questions-answered-painting-my-projects/ What is milk paint? https://paulsellers.com/2014/03/milk-paint-diversely-different/ Do you ever use chalk paint? https://paulsellers.com/2015/01/take-a-break-reflect-walk-and-then-rest/ https://paulsellers.com/2015/01/busy-week-tired-but-rewarded-with-wonderful-people/ https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com/category/chalk-paint/…
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