Flattening Boards By Hand When prepping everything by hand, the start of a project can seem like a bit of a workout. I usually break up the task by planing up what I need as and when I need it, rather than all at once. The real key though is to make sure you're not...
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Moving Workshop, Again
This week we've finally come to the end of a back-log of work that I should never have taken on. Don’t worry, I'll have a jolly good moan about all that soon. Working on our barns is a bit like one of those games, where you have to slide a piece out of position, to...
What Makes Good Design?
When you set out to build a piece of furniture do you look to someone else's work for inspiration, or perhaps wait for a suitable plan to take your fancy? It can feel limiting when you have the motivation to crack on, but aren't sure what to build. Or you know what...
The Side Table & Bridle Guides – Video Series
https://youtu.be/2SQ8s3mqd74 Our Side Table Video Series is Now Available - How to Build Furniture This Series can be purchased by clicking here. If you're already a Member then it's best to log in first. You won't find the Queen's English, or many bright and...
Getting Focused
We're getting a lot of questions about what's coming when, so here's how it's looking: - Next Premium Video - Pre-launching Next Week - The Hand Plane Build - Coming Next Month - Mystery Project - End Of The Year (hopefully) - Book(s) - Completed Next Year (possibly!)...
Good Cause, Good Company
Next weekend (4th & 5th June) is an opportunity to visit a small and rather special show for those interested in hand tool woodworking. It's held in Market Harborough, UK, at the workshop of traditional joiner Richard Arnold. This is the third year that Richard...
Why Make Your Own Paint?
I enjoy making paint. It's messy and childlike, and can also seem like alchemy. I don't make it a strict or scientific affair, it's more a case of going by feel, the kind of approach I expect an experienced baker takes with a batch of cookies or wholesome loaf of...
Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back
A lathe is pretty straight forward. You get a bit of wood spinning, and then gracefully shove a sharp implement into it. As it spins, material is removed evenly from around the centre point, and you end up with your turning. How we get the wood spinning though is the...
Photos and Feedback
Since our first fuzzy sounding project videos that we made for Youtube a few years ago, we've enjoyed receiving photos of clinched together chests and small cupboards with all manner of door styles. The best part of course is always the story that's...
I Need A Bigger Bed
I have a few jobs coming up that require turnings, turnings that are quite a bit bigger than my little compact bungee bench lathe. Some of the turnings are also out of the heavier stuff, so my little compact bungee wouldn't only need more length, but it would need to...
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