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New Project On The Way

November 25, 2019 By Richard Maguire 11 Comments

sideboard with glazed doors

It's felt a bit back to roots of late as we've been talking a lot about workbenches, but for those already set and ready to build you might be relieved to hear that we're now well on with a new furniture build. After giving thought to everyone's requests and looking to come up with something … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing Furniture, Premium Videos, Timber

The Most Stable Workbench Top

November 15, 2019 By Richard Maguire 12 Comments

12' english workbench

This surprised me. After tarting up some benches recently I had to check and flatten the tops. They all needed just a little skim, which is what I'd expected.What I didn't expect though, was just how stable my 12ft English bench top was. This is a big bench, and the thing has been stored in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Workbench Designs, Workbenches

Selling My Workbench

September 25, 2019 By Richard Maguire 13 Comments

maguire workbench for sale

Finally… after taking a bit of a handful on, I've now got my old workbench ready for sale. Most of you will know this bench well. It's been used in most of the videos and has also been the bench that I built 99% of Maguire Workbenches on. It's the bench that built benches. I first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Workbenches

Workbenches For Sale!

July 10, 2019 By Richard Maguire 10 Comments

Maguire Workbenches for sale

The workshop stinks of nuts at the moment. I'm also tripping over big wooden vice screws and having to breath in to squeeze by the massive slabs of ash that are sitting there on my trestles. This all feels familiar. It's because I've just finished tarting up some workbenches ready to sell. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Workbenches

Another Workbench Build Completed!

June 28, 2019 By Richard Maguire 9 Comments

how to build a french workbench

Our French workbench build is now complete. If you're interested in this build then have a look at the full details here. Or you can Click Here to Buy Now Your workbench can be a tricky thing to get right. Not so much because the build needs to be complicated, but because it's functional and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Premium Videos

Squaring Up Drilled Out Mortices

June 14, 2019 By Richard Maguire 11 Comments

drilling to cut a mortice

Morticing has never been my favourite job. Depending on the size of joint I have various techniques that I use, and for hefty mortices like in our French workbench build, I prefer to drill out the waste rather than go at the whole thing with a chisel. But then I hate squaring up drilled out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Woodworking Joints

Matching Drill Bits & Dowel Plates

May 9, 2019 By Richard Maguire 10 Comments

drill bits and dowel plate

  Getting a nice looking pegged joint is all about compression. You basically want the peg to be a bit too tight for the hole so it cleans up without any gaps. But, that's not to say you can just whack a fat bit of dowel through a hole that's too small and expect a good job (although … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drilling, Woodworking Joints

Build A French Workbench – New Video Series!

May 2, 2019 By Richard Maguire 25 Comments

how to build a french workbench video

https://youtu.be/P4mwbEpTKr8   Follow Step-by-Step with our French Workbench Video Build This Series Is Now Complete! The series can be purchased by Clicking Here If you're already a Member then you may need to Login first The Bench Design The French workbench is simple and strong - just how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Premium Videos, Workbenches

How To Sharpen Thick O1 Irons On Oil Stones

April 26, 2019 By Richard Maguire 7 Comments

sharpening on an oil stone

  You can sharpen owt on the humble old oil stone, but that doesn't mean that you’d want to. In our sharpening trilogy, I go on quite a bit about how your choice of tool will tell you what kind of sharpening method and set up you'll need. I’m very firm on how effective oil stones are, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sharpening

Giving Birth To Rough Sawn Wood

April 18, 2019 By Richard Maguire 36 Comments

french workbench with leg vice

When owt gets born there's blood, sweat and faecal matter. That's just a fact. Giving birth to a workbench is the same. It's been a while since I've built a bench and I have to say I've been twitching for quite some time to do one. Building this hasn’t scratched that itch, actually this has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Premium Videos, Workbench Designs, Workbenches

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