Debunked the mysteries
…have used a hand plane as much or as long as I have and I can attest to their real value. The only criteria you need to watch for is…
…have used a hand plane as much or as long as I have and I can attest to their real value. The only criteria you need to watch for is…
….continuing on from the last blog I wrote. These spokeshaves are not complicated or difficult to set provided everything is in fairly good shape. Complications come when the tangs are…
…and helping one another with questions or checking the next step. I see the barriers come down and the projects the vehicle through which that happens. I had a great…
…tails first as a matter of course. Understand that though we call through dovetails common dovetails, it is relatively more common to cut half-lap dovetails than through or common dovetails….
…little hesitant to post blogs like this because I know so many of you work in mundane commercialism and difficult soul-destroying jobs without the option to change your circumstances. I…
…show you the basics of setting up for use and how to sharpen Which coping saw and blades do you recommend? https://paulsellers.com/2014/11/coping-and-the-costs-of-coping-saws-and-blades/ https://commonwoodworking.com/buying-handsaws/ Using a Coping Saw https://commonwoodworking.com/using-saws/ https://paulsellers.com/2014/02/coping-coping-saws/ https://paulsellers.com/2014/02/coping-coping-saws-addendum/…
…and stares until I start working once more. The coming and going of handwork is the rhythmic pulse that comes no other way by any other method of working wood….
I bought my first square, a combination square, in 1965, 90 or so years after Laroy S Starrett invented the tool for engineering machinists. My combination square was made by…
…find out if they do. Which files do you recommend? There is an overview & some recommendations in the following blog post: https://paulsellers.com/2015/05/saw-files-lasting-qualities/ A File and Rasp for Beginners https://commonwoodworking.com/buying-a-file/ https://commonwoodworking.com/buying-a-rasp/…
…spraying in seconds. Assembly with dextrous hands and a soft-faced hammer completes the job. I doubt that such a chair takes more than five minutes to completely complete and man…
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