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Hand Tools For Beginners

June 24, 2015 By Helen 16 Comments

Learning woodworking with wooden planes

Spider-Man Senses Learning to woodwork with hand tools brings you a whole new awareness of your own senses. I feel like I'm a fairly co-ordinated person, used to doing tasks which require good control over your hands. But whenever I learn something new in woodworking I feel more like Mr … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Woodworking For Beginners

The Right Plane For The Job

June 5, 2015 By Helen 32 Comments

Wooden Hand Planes

My favourite plane until now has been a very cute and tiny wooden smoother. It was small enough for me to manage the restoration, nice in the hand and just sweet. Time seems to get the better of me so I'm still very much at that stage of enjoying making shavings rather than much else, but with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hand Planing, Woodworking Hand Tools, Woodworking Techniques

Premium Hand Tool Videos

May 27, 2015 By Helen 24 Comments

Woodworking Video

You've likely noticed the links to a Premium section of our website. This is now well on the way to being launched and so it's probably about time that we bring you a bit more info. Note: Our first series is now live. You can find full details including a video trailer, notes on what you'll learn, … [Read more...]

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Observations On A Craftsman (Part Two)

May 4, 2015 By Helen 14 Comments

The English Woodworker. Helmet

We have more space here than we need at the moment, but only if you don't mind sharing it with nature. Good, sealed working space on the other hand is tight and so we have to be well organised and only keep to hand what is essential. Richard and I were rummaging through one of the barns last week … [Read more...]

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New Look Site

April 28, 2015 By Helen 21 Comments

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I've finally completed the new website design and with a bit of luck you should be seeing it now. It was time for a change to get things up-to-date in regards to viewing on mobiles and smaller screens, on which you should now be finding things easier to view and navigate. I'm working through the … [Read more...]

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After Hours

April 21, 2015 By Helen 13 Comments

I've been spending a lot of time out in the sun this past week or so; setting up a (make shift) vegetable plot and tending to the weeds. Ordinarily I'd be feeling very guilty about doing anything beside work in work hours and I still am a little. But after a pretty miserable last year where worry … [Read more...]

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New YouTube Videos.

February 27, 2015 By Helen 24 Comments

We have a quick announcement today. We've been working on this new idea for a while but didn't want to mention too much on the blog before now as we've had an unpredictable last year which has made us conscious of false promises. We know now that things are ready to go, we have the first video all … [Read more...]

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Observations On A Craftsman (Part One)

February 20, 2015 By Helen 14 Comments

In our previous workshop time had allowed us to create a systematic approach to building workbenches. The fine tuned layout allowed the work to flow like a human driven conveyor belt; from timber entering through the door to passing over machines, and as the wood traveled physically from the front … [Read more...]

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Smoother Restoration

October 15, 2014 By Helen 21 Comments

Wooden planes can be quick and easy to restore compared with metal ones, as material can be removed quickly with sand paper and chisels, unlike the relatively slow material removal when working with metal. By the same nature though, wooden hand planes can often be extremely worn and warped, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tool Restoration, Woodworking For Beginners, Woodworking Hand Tools

Around The Corner

October 10, 2014 By Helen 18 Comments

Due to disturbances there have been several things that we've worked on and mentioned that were left half done. Now that we're settled in to our new workshop we're both feeling reinvigorated and very much excited about picking things back up, finishing them off, and starting anew. Here's an update … [Read more...]

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