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…

Bench Work Today

Bench Work Today

It’s a bright sunny morning and I am about to start working on the workbench in my back garden (yard US) again now that the Foundational Workshop Part III is done and my students are gone. I will probably post on more of my progress this evening, but mostly I will be planing and gluing…