You all know I have strongly held that a massive sector of our woodworking society is withheld from entering woodworking because of the predominant use of highly dangerous machinery they feel intimidates them. The intimidation is of course very real and so it should be. Woodworking machines are very highly dangerous and should be regarded as…
Here is the introduction video to the new series on building this tool cabinet. The drawing is the outline but there are many hidden details too many to list that are designed specifically for training. Here is the brief intro: For years now people have asked me for a video series on building a version of…
The North of England Woodworking Show is on in Harrogate North Yorkshire tomorrow and I will be looking for the new and interesting and then new and old friends too. Say hi if we pass in the aisles; I should be there between 11am and 4pm all being well. Look forward to seeing you.
In a couple of weeks on woodworkingmasterclasses.com we build the tool cabinet everyone has asked for and it’s a busy time in the making of it and the series. Carcass, drawers, tills, doors, panels all come from hand tools only. It’s the way to go and the way to grow your real woodworking skills. The…
I made this video for woodworking masterclasses a few months ago for a series we did on making picture frames by hand. I is quick and simple using an old chisel and in a short time you are making rebates (rabbets USA and France) without dust masks, hearing protection and face protection too. Here is…
I have taken a closer look at saws this year and thought I could share some thoughts on a few things in some posts. If someone walked into a big box store or even the local hardware store (if there is is such a thing any more) looking for a handsaw, what would they find?…
Lidl here in the UK has four-chisel sets in their stores today for £7. These are the same ones that Aldi carries made by the same maker but carrying Lidl’s brand name. They are good lifetime chisels and they have proven to be excellent chisels each year they have offered them. We don’t do this kind…
The way everyone expressed their perspective on their starting spark fascinated me. I mean it meant so much and was undeservedly rewarding to me. Combining that with the last hundred or so emails, notes, messages in the last few days leads me to a place of respectful gratitude. I say this because of the days I spent…
I think this is more important than you might think. I don’t altogether think it matters whether the wood was being processed by machine or that it was being worked with hand tools. The processes are in no way the same or even linked particularly, but the synapses somehow snapped everything to attention at some…
…That is the Question: Hello Paul, I attempt to try woodworking with whatever time I have, but I can not get the hang of it. I have watched countless videos and spent hours on hours on end shaving to square wood, but I can never get it perfect. I have purchased a used #4 plane,…