Is Heft a Cultural Thing?
…I am making which is always very common. But I do get it that heavy joinery in big frames with any kind of regularity will usually benefit from cast iron…
…I am making which is always very common. But I do get it that heavy joinery in big frames with any kind of regularity will usually benefit from cast iron…
…admirable that this has happened and that some companies support their domestic economies. I also think that its very unfortunate that companies like Woodcraft and others went to Asia for…
…we did for the vises themselves. In the latter parts of the last century, takeovers took place whereby American Tool bought out the UK Record Marples company of Sheffield fame….
…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…
…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…
…come from selling yourself to the highest bidder in the cattle market of commerce. Art of this kind isn’t sold for money so we can say this sold for this…
…go back to conventional spray rigs comprising compressed air spraying using an air compressor. HVLPs rely on a compact (but noisy) turbine to push air through the cup gun and…
…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/…
…indeed who and what we are. The most common of all English surnames is Smith. By origin, the name Smith comes from the word to smite or strike, as in…
It takes something to change our minds and yet a paradigm shift can be what it takes to really simplify what others complicate on our behalf. I am impressed with…
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