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Rebate Refurb

July 27, 2013 By Richard Maguire 7 Comments

I've managed to find some spare minutes this morning so I decided to take a quick look at refurbishing an old wooden shoulder plane which I've had laying around but never used. These rebate planes can often be picked up from car boot sales and flea markets for next to nothing so it's well worth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tool Restoration, Woodworking Hand Tools

Workshop De-clutterise – Part Three

July 23, 2013 By Richard Maguire 2 Comments

The next job in the clean up process was to address timber storage. Timber for me has to be divided in to different groups by it's its use and for some time it's all become merged in to mixed piles. To make it quicker and easier to access the required parts I've decided to divide it up and separate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Posts

Facebook

July 17, 2013 By Richard Maguire 12 Comments

Today we finally set up our Facebook page. It's been a long time coming, but then I think that must be because I'm missing a gene or two... can't think why else I'd be finding it such a struggle to understand! I Still haven't quite got my head around it but I'm sure I'll learn as I go. You may … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General

Selling yourself

July 16, 2013 By Richard Maguire 10 Comments

Just a quick follow up to Helen's post this morning. The power of branding today seems to be pretty immense and I think it's fair to say that we judge the value of the product by its brand rather than its true qualities. For me it's a sad truth but its certainly isn't going anywhere. The obvious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Posts

Drilling Holes Square – VIDEO

July 9, 2013 By Richard Maguire 21 Comments

  If you've been a follower of our blog since its beginning then you may remember me writing a post on a simple guide I use to aid drilling dog holes square. Well in today's video I take a closer look at this guide with a demonstration and a few tips on making your own. With just a simple … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drilling, Free Videos, Woodworking Techniques

Repairing The Cracks.

July 8, 2013 By Richard Maguire 7 Comments

The good news is the broken music stand is now back to a full state of repair. The bad news... well that comes in two parts. Having originally built the stand in a very relaxing weekend I'd made a point to really enjoy the whole process. I kept up a steady pace but completed it using nothing but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Woodworking Projects

Workshop De-Clutterise – Part Two

June 28, 2013 By Richard Maguire 4 Comments

As planned we made a start last week at getting on top of the workshop clutter. If you've seen Part One of this saga then you'll be aware we had a pretty big task ahead of us and we've decided to attempt it in bite-sized stages; a little each week. We can only hope that we can get on top of the mess … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Posts

How Do You Hold Yours?

June 26, 2013 By Richard Maguire 18 Comments

When we published our video last week about the Holdfast and the Batten I'd hoped that at least a few people would find it to be useful but I certainly hadn't imagined the huge response that we received. I've had heaps of emails alongside the comments letting me know that people have popped straight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hand Planing, Woodworking Techniques

Broken Stand

June 24, 2013 By Richard Maguire 4 Comments

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Filed Under: Woodworking Projects

The Holdfast and the Batten – VIDEO

June 18, 2013 By Richard Maguire 102 Comments

Bench Holdfast

  This has been a very popular video since we published, and the method has been further explored in use and in it's possible historical roots by Chris Schwarz at Lost Art Press. Check this video if you need to get your holdfasts to grip better. Clamp Boards Quickly Using Only A Holdfast … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Videos, Jigs and Fixtures, Vices & Work Holding, Woodworking Techniques

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