It was a beautiful day on Saturday (read as " Richard and I were dripping with sweat"... typical Brits, never happy with the weather!) when we popped down to the open day at Peter Sefton's Furniture School. As I mentioned on Friday there was a large chance that...
We've been busy this afternoon getting packed up and ready for a long trek out in the morning. Richard has gathered together just a 'few' tools and plenty of timber in preparation for spending tomorrow out at the open day at Peter Sefton's Furniture School. The plan...
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtayvNvIa6E] 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...
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...
Update: At the present time we're not building any workbenches for sale, however we have many resources on this website that will help guide you with your own workbench build. Our English Workbench Video Series takes you step by step through a traditional bench build,...
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...
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...
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNrof3cd1cA] 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...
I don't know about you but I've always found that if I have anything more than an ample space to work then the extra will just get filled up and cluttered - or as my Dad always puts it 'the bigger the van, the more crap you carry'. When we moved to this workshop a...
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...why can't you make thick irons laminated? Why is it that my Grandad doesn't grind. My Dad doesn't have a grinder. And up until me buying swanky tools, I never had to grind? Hard steels and thick irons. It's a combination which wasn't found in my Grandad's workshop....
https://youtu.be/OSEOrttE2Ac Our latest video series is all about sharpening edge tools. But it's not just about getting sharp. It's a detailed yet entertaining look at the perfect edge, right from the very concept of sharpening, through to optimising precisely...