Weekend working real wood

Weekend working real wood

Yesterday I spent the afternoon carving spoons and spatulas and talking to people in our Penrhyn Castle workshop. Today I made wooden cutting boards from oak today, too. Adults come through my workshop, 4 years ago we had 350,000 visitors to the castle, so that’s quite a few. Anyway, seeing a man take a piece…

Paul’s poor man’s router…

Paul’s poor man’s router…

…or tenon and housing dado trimmer par excellence. I say Paul’s because I developed it to work so effectively. Many routers are highly effective at perfecting a chiselled out housing or dado joint and the faces of tenons. They have been used for such for centuries now. The idea is of course that they span…

Why do I do what I do?????

Look at these messages I receive. This is the whole reason I do what I do. If you think I am an inspiration, think again. You are my inspiration! From Israel Hello Paul, You are helping me very much, You inspire me with your passion to working wood by hand.
 After putting the kids to sleep…

Global woodworkers, Welcome!!!

To all our friends following in Eastern and mainland Europe, welcome, welcome and thank you for your support and emails. Africa, thank you too and then those of you in China, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Argentina, Indonesia, Israel, India and Egypt I hope that you are enjoying working wood as much as I do. Best…