Over the past couple of weeks I've had to remind myself that's it's January. A few bright and mild days and a little chipping up in the trees had put that unmistakable hint of Spring in the air around here so I was almost pleased to see a thick blanket of frost...
Building a Workbench This is will be the first post of probably hundreds on my new workbench for the hand tool workshop. I've taken my Little John bench round there for the time being to allow me to potter and keep busy but it's surprising how dependable this has...
When it comes to paring chisels I have but one. It's 1" wide and I keep it in fairly good shape but I only using it now and again and only because it's there. Come to think about it this may be the only paring chisel which my grandad, old man and I have ever owned...
We spent a lot of time over Christmas getting our new hand tool workshop ready for filming and so it's probably time for us to bring you up to speed. The most obvious progression since our last post on this is that we've changed building! Getting to know the property...
Thanks to everyone for all of the comments on yesterday's bench height post , it turned out to be a very varied discussion and I'm pleased we are able to get so many views on a topic which I've always thought should be diverse. Like many of the commenters I'm of the...
I have a great respect for Paul Sellers and especially for the amount of time that he puts it to encouraging hand tool usage. But I was pointed to a post on his blog today which I had mixed feelings on and I did find myself a little riled reading through. There were...
When I first started in woodwork I was shown how to sharpen my saws within a very makeshift device. It was simply a piece of wood as long as the saw with a kerf cut in to it to about ninety percent of its depth so that the saw could be slotted in place. The whole...
For the first time since we started Maguire Workbenches we've had a nice long break over Christmas and this has kept us a little distant from here. But now we're back and the focus of this next year is all about creating new videos and stepping things up on this blog....
When we set about purchasing our new site it was spring and there were predictions for a glorious summer, ideal for making a start on this new venture. The purchase did not run smooth though and if a delay was imaginable then it happened; the valuer couldn't...
Most of the buildings at our new premises are in need of fairly extensive works before we'll start using them but I'm looking to gain the benefits of a new hand tool workshop straight away. Since we set up our filming room earlier this year we've had new neighbours...
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I came in to furniture making as a very young man. Basically I started at the bottom of the food chain. As a result I didn’t get to start with perfect. My workshops have been a constant slow evolution. There have been many, from sheds to simply outside, right up to...
https://youtu.be/EmszTUmQUgc Looking To Cut Fine Dovetails? Choose the best dovetail saw, (with the right TPI, length & quality) Learn what makes a good chisel for dovetailing The above video is a short extract from our Hall Table Build. For the context -...
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