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Which Saws Are Best For Ripping Thick Stuff? [Video]

December 14, 2022 By Richard Maguire 14 Comments

What hand saw is best for ripping?

There's a lot of choice when it comes to rip saws. And unfortunately options usually just make things more complicated.So hopefully the video above will help clear up some of the confusion around which saw to reach for or at least give you something to think about when you've got a lot of ripping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buying Hand Tools, Free Videos, Sawing, Woodworking Hand Tools

How do I Sharpen a Router Plane? [Q & A Video]

November 21, 2022 By Richard Maguire 6 Comments

how to sharpening a router plane video

If you've seen a fair bit of my work then you'll probably know that despite my love of keeping the tool kit minimal I'm a huge fan of the router plane.And this brings up a common question that I've decided to answer today - How do you keep your router plane sharp? The video above explains my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Videos, Sharpening

Bench Top Edge Jointing [with Video]

October 13, 2022 By Richard Maguire 2 Comments

Bench Top Edge Jointing Video

Stuggling With Larger Edge Joints? Watch the full step-by-step video to learn the edge jointing process for tackling large boards by hand. A perfect reference for gluing up a table top. Find it for FREE in our Member Area: Login here. Or Sign Up For Free HERE Edge Jointing by Hand Leaves Us … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Videos, Hand Planing, Tips, Woodworking Joints

My Posh Fillister Plane is Just a Roughing Tool

September 2, 2022 By Richard Maguire 8 Comments

Fillister plane for accurate breadboard ends

Every now and then I feel like I see something with new eyes. I’m often blow away at the beauty of say the sea, or the sky with a pretty sunrise. It's as though my brain has had a system reset and deleted its memory so I get to see it again like it's for the first time.  Imagine if you could … [Read more...]

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

Quick Homemade Clamps – Small & Large [with video]

August 26, 2022 By Richard Maguire 6 Comments

Make your own woodworking clamps

In this post I share my favourite design for homemade clamps. They can be made really large or really small to suit your needs. Further down we also include a short video segment from our latest series where I explain further how the clamps work. I've just been sitting staring into the bottom of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Videos, Woodworking Hand Tools

Simple Work Holding For Ploughing Grooves [Without a Tail Vice]

July 29, 2022 By Richard Maguire 5 Comments

Simple work holding without a tail vice

Sometimes the biggest challenge of a project can just be getting the wood to stay put while we try to work on it. I suppose it's why it's so easy for us to get lost in the hunt for a perfect workbench design. And drawn in towards all kinds of vice bling and fancy work holding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hand Tool Approach, Vices & Work Holding

Prototyping – Part 1 Now Live!

June 20, 2022 By Richard Maguire 1 Comment

Prototyping The Nest of Tables

'The Nest of Tables' series is now complete!Find full details & watch the intro HERE. This nest of tables is based on a design where they'll each come together with a lovely sliding fit, so it was certainly the kind of build that benefited from working through a prototype before jumping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing Furniture, Premium Videos

The Nest of Tables – New Series!

June 8, 2022 By Richard Maguire 8 Comments

How to Build a Nest of Tables - Woodworking project

This Build is an Exercise in Precision! [A total of over 8 hours of video broken into 11 chapters, which take you step-by-step through the build, including how to build the 'hand plane thicknesser' jig. ]Watch the intro above. The series is now complete and full details can be found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Premium Videos

Gluing Up A Workbench Leg [VIDEO]

June 4, 2022 By Richard Maguire 16 Comments

gluing up a workbench leg video

Right then, I finally got round to starting some of these question and answers. This is a bit of an odd ball, but it's something that’s asked a lot. I also see this issue happening a lot… sadly. The problem is delamination. An issue where a big face to face glue line starts to fail or peel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Videos, Tips, Workbenches

How to Make A Shooting Board [VIDEO]

February 7, 2022 By Richard Maguire 26 Comments

How to build a shooting board video

CLICK HERE to download the drawing & build your own shooting board! I needed to knock up a new shooting board so we turned it into a video! There's loads of designs and approaches to building a shooting board, but as you might expect from us this one is super simple. The finished thing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Videos

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