We'll be wrapping up our final video on the Wall Cupboard very soon and this will mark the end for us of our 'trial' video making. When we started with the videos earlier this year we had no idea how to go about things so we decided to learn on the job and see how it...
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Wooden Plane Makers
This years European Woodworking Show (a couple of weeks back) was definitely the busiest one yet. Saturday in particular was heaving which was fantastic to see and great for all, but you can trust me to still have a moan because it meant I didn't find much time to...
They Really Are Good!
We often receive a nice little email following up from the delivery of a workbench or a vice and I look forward to reading through them. Yesterday's was for one of our wooden screws and unusually it kept me laughing all day: "Simply beautiful. Seeing it gave me an...
Moving With The Times?
When I was younger I did a stint working on new builds, doing truss roofs with my old man. I learnt a lot through the process; things about wood, things about building, and more than I could hope to know about my Dad. Another thing which I learnt could only be...
A Cover Up
One of the make or break decisions of building any piece of furniture can be made right at the end, when you decide how you will finish it. It's quite amazing how that simple decision can completely transform the look of your work so it really isn't something you want...
I Think Jack is John?
This post is no more than idle chit chat and surmising, but I find it can be fun at times to have a good ponder as to why things have the names they have. When there isn't a brawl in the pub here, this is the kind of nonsense conversations that can come out. With...
A Lasting Impression?
Life is like physics; you don't get owt for nowt! And we become so attuned to this that it's no surprise we're septical when something sounds too good to be true. When I published our video on the holdfast and the batten I was confused as to why so many people were...
Tool Chest Plan & Oval Nails
We now have a plan to go with our clinched tool chest video - click here to download. For this plan we've provided an overview of the dimensions I used to give you a good starting point, but if you would like to build something similar then please watch the video as...
A Whale of a Time!
After all the preparation it feels odd today for another EuropeanWoodworking Show to be all over and done with. It's was an exceptionally busy year this year and that combined with my solitary life led to me find myself behind our banner with a good few panic attacks!...
Bench Announcement
This year's new bench isn't really new at all. Instead it's a meatier, longer version of our very popular Little John Workbench. It's been a year since we introduced the 5' version and I've been really surprised and grateful for the fantastic response we've received....
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