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Updates & What’s To Come

March 9, 2018 By Helen 36 Comments

drawer with homemade paint

You may have noticed that the website's had a bit of a re-design. I set out to make a few tweaks to help me with some design decisions, but ended up continuing and doing the full job. I suppose it felt right to put things in to action whilst they were fresh in mind. The end goal with the … [Read more...]

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Glue Ups & Grain Direction

February 7, 2018 By Richard Maguire 12 Comments

gluing top without alternating growth rings

Gluing up can be a frantic time. And if you're like me, it'll be messy too. But how much should we be planning ahead, before we get it all stuck together? When we glued up the top for our Hall Table build, we received a few questions on this topic. They were good queries, pondering over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Timber, Tips, Woodworking Techniques

Drill Bits For Hand Drills

January 22, 2018 By Richard Maguire 33 Comments

best drill bits for hand drills

I'm always whinging about something. So the thing this blog is good for is that someone always has an answer. And it shuts me straight up. When I was moaning about drill bits in the marking knife post, we got plenty of suggestions for bits that you find overcome my problem. You weren't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buying Hand Tools, Drilling, Woodworking Hand Tools

Gappy Joints, For Speed & Strength

January 12, 2018 By Richard Maguire 33 Comments

Good chairs stay together forever if the chair maker understands what wood does. They know it will move, and use this to their advantage. Bone dry legs going into a slightly wetter seat. The seat drys over time, the legs take on a tad of moisture and everything stays tight. A good furniture maker … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hand Tool Approach, Woodworking Joints

Dead Expensive Dovetail Saws…

December 15, 2017 By Richard Maguire 30 Comments

... and why you need one. Most of you will know that the vast majority of my tools are what I would call good quality 'workman like' tools. I have a few modern posh things, but they're not in daily use. It's nothing against them, but my old friends are like comfy old work boots. They let in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buying Hand Tools, Woodworking Hand Tools

Efficiency In Marking

December 8, 2017 By Richard Maguire 19 Comments

I've said it many times (though I'm sure I'm on the wrong page). I believe that hand tools are the most efficient set up for the individual maker. And not just the hobbiest. If you're building one-off pieces for clients then hand tools are still where it's at. Most that would disagree lack … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hand Tool Approach, Marking & Measuring

Workshop Floor From Scaffold Boards

November 30, 2017 By Richard Maguire 37 Comments

Relief cuts to floor boards

I came in to furniture making as a very young man. Basically I started at the bottom of the food chain. As a result I didn’t get to start with perfect. My workshops have been a constant slow evolution. There have been many, from sheds to simply outside, right up to industrial units. As … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Timber

Scruffy Dovetails – Richard Rants (Video)

November 21, 2017 By Richard Maguire 10 Comments

cutting dovetails by hand

https://youtu.be/EmszTUmQUgc   Looking To Cut Fine Dovetails? Choose the best dovetail saw, (with the right TPI, length & quality) Learn what makes a good chisel for dovetailing The above video is a short extract from our Hall Table Build. For the context - read below. I was in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Videos, Woodworking Joints

Hazard A Guess – Evolve Your Skills

November 20, 2017 By Richard Maguire 13 Comments

If you've seen anything from us then you'll know it's not exactly text book stuff. Our approach comes from a heap of passed down knowledge finely blended with many hours of doing at the bench. Then there's the dash of weirdness that my mind adds in. I like to understand stuff. How it works. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hand Tool Approach

Sharpening Narrow Chisels (the Problem & Solution)

November 17, 2017 By Richard Maguire 1 Comment

A video version of this post has been added to our sharpening series. All 'Get Sharp' customers can LOGIN to watch now. Or You can Learn More about the Series here. We've all done it. Turned a smashing chisel into a left-handed skew! Getting a 90 degree edge on narrow chisels can be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sharpening

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