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September 19, 2018

Shop Work: How to build a French Cleat Lumber Rack

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: — Nicholas @ 02:00

Fisher’s Shop
Published on 7 Aug 2017

Please consider sharing this video with your friends, it helps out the channel more than you think! Thanks!

In this video I address my lumber storage problem. I made a french cleat lumber storage rack system out of construction-grade wood. Is it strong enough? Or does it all collapse in a hilarious, yet destructive, wooden tidal wave of doom?

August 18, 2018

How to Use a Square Awl | Paul Sellers

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 04:00

Paul Sellers
Published on 17 Aug 2018

This simple tool is one of Paul’s favourites. It is so simple and yet often overlooked. When it comes to making small starter holes for screws nothing beats an awl but you have to have the right type and use it correctly. Watch this video to see this unique tool in action and see why it is such a great tool for your toolkit.

For more information on these topics, see https://paulsellers.com or https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com

August 16, 2018

STOP wasting money on chisels! Most woodworkers only need ONE!

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Stumpy Nubs
Published on 24 Jul 2018

August 11, 2018

Sharpening Stone Shelves | Paul Sellers

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Paul Sellers
Published on 10 Aug 2018

These shelves keep Paul’s sharpening stones close at hand for convenience and separate them from the rest of his tools as they can get dirty. Follow along to fit solid useful shelves at the end of your bench.

More info on the Workbench can be downloaded here:
https://paulsellers.com/paul-sellers-…

There is more discussion on these videos on Woodworking Masterclasses. You can sign up (for free) here: https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com/…

Music credit:
Henry Horrell (https://soundcloud.com/henry-horrell)

For more information on these topics, see https://paulsellers.com or https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com

August 8, 2018

How to cut a BRIDLE JOINT by HAND

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Matt Estlea
Published on 17 Nov 2017

In this video, I’ll be showing you how to cut a bridle joint entirely by hand, no power tools what so ever! This woodworking joint looks beautiful when finished due to the contrasting end grain and long grain and is a great addition to your woodworking skillset!
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See what tools I use here: https://kit.com/MattEstlea
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My name is Matt Estlea, I’m a 22 year old Woodworker from Basingstoke in England and my aim is to make your woodworking less s***.
I come from 5 years tuition at Rycotewood Furniture Centre and 4 years experience working at Axminster Tools and Machinery where I still currently work on weekends. During the week, I film woodworking projects, tutorials, reviews and a viewer favourite ‘Tool Duel’ where I compare two cometitive manufacturers tools against one another to find out which is best.
I like to have a laugh and my videos are quite fast paced BUT you will learn a lot, I assure you.

Lets go make a mess.

August 3, 2018

Workbench Customisations – Saw Hangers | Paul Sellers

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Paul Sellers
Published on 13 Jul 2018

Paul hangs his three backsaws at the bench to keep them at hand. The holders make sure that they can’t fall off when not in use in the day to day of woodworking.

For more information on these topics, see https://paulsellers.com or https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com

August 1, 2018

Workbench Customisations: Tool Well Add-on | Paul Sellers

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

Paul Sellers
Published on 27 Jul 2018

This additional tool well is very handy for storing and organising tools you want to keep off the bench but close at hand.

Paul used the following stock, but it will depend on what you have available and the size of your bench:
2 of ¾” x 3” x 66” / 19 x 76 x 1676mm
1 of ¾” x 6 ½” x 66” / 19 x 165 x 1676mm
2 of ¾” x 3” x 6” / 19 x 76 x 152mm

For more information on these topics, see https://paulsellers.com or https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com

July 25, 2018

Relaxing finish application with explanation/instruction [ASMR] | Paul Sellers

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Paul Sellers
Published on 5 Jul 2018

This is an excerpt of a longer instructional series on woodworkingmasterclasses.com. In this video, Paul Sellers carefully applies a shellac finish to a small wooden shelf he just completed.

Paul is a master craftsman and, even though what he is doing here is super basic, it shows.

Sit back, relax and enjoy!

For more information on these topics, see https://paulsellers.com or https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com

July 19, 2018

How to Make Trestles Episode 2 | Paul Sellers

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Paul Sellers
Published on 29 Jun 2018

Paul assembles the legs of the trestle. Then the posts are marked out and fixed in place to make a sturdy reliable trestle, using gussets for additional strength and rigidity.

Cutting list, drawings and tool and hardware lists can be downloaded here:
https://paulsellers.com/trestles-drawings-and-cutting-list-download/

Music credit:
Henry Horrell (https://soundcloud.com/henry-horrell)

For more information on these topics, see https://paulsellers.com or https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com

July 9, 2018

How to Make Trestles Episode 1 | Paul Sellers

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Paul Sellers
Published on 18 Jun 2018

Trestles can be used to support stock or pieces in a variety of configurations and also as temporary work supports that are simple to make. Paul has used this style of trestle around the shop for years and used them in his workbench project to provide a solid base to work from.

Cutting list, drawings and tool and hardware lists can be downloaded here:
https://paulsellers.com/trestles-drawings-and-cutting-list-download/

There is more discussion on these videos on Woodworking Masterclasses. You can sign up (for free) here: https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com/videos/trestles/

Music credit:
Henry Horrell (https://soundcloud.com/henry-horrell)

For more information on these topics, see https://paulsellers.com or https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com

June 23, 2018

Garage Update NO.1 | Paul Sellers

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

Paul Sellers
Published on 22 Jun 2018

Have you been wondering about Paul’s new garage? In this video Paul gives you a tour and some insights into his decisions about setting up this new space.

Paul talks about his workbench, workbench customisations, wood storage, tool storage, clamp storage, shop configuration and more.

It’s all starting to come together now and we are excited to show you the progress made so far.

For more information on these topics, see https://paulsellers.com or https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com

June 21, 2018

Buying quality used hand tools

Filed under: Business, Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 03:00

I didn’t agree with everything Steve rants about here, but he does make some good points:

A small selection of bench planes: front to back, a jack plane, a junior Jack, a (garbage grade) #4 smoother, and a #3-equivalent smoother.

I’ve decided to punish humanity with a tool rant.

Back when I still had a real Internet connection, I put a video up on Youtube. In the video, I fixed up a $15 Harbor Freight wood plane, just to see if I could make it work. I got it to function, but I wouldn’t suggest anyone else try it.

A commenter said I should buy planes at garage sales. That set me off. The bag of pet peeves ruptured, and now I must rant.

Garage sales are only good for three types of people: mentally ill hoarders who buy crap, young people who live in poverty, and professional shoppers who snap up the best merchandise and put it on Ebay and Etsy.

That’s it. I will explain.

Say you’re 45 years old, and you decide you want a hand plane collection. To do woodworking well, you really need 4 or 5 planes, and you’re better off with a dozen. Different planes do different things well. Block planes are good for tight spaces and breaking corners. Jointing planes are good for jointing, obviously. Smoothing planes are good for, well, smoothing. Rabbet planes make rabbets. You can’t buy one plane and make it do everything. You’re going to need a bunch of planes.

You’ve already blown it by reaching 45 without collecting any planes. Now you have to catch up. Say you start going to garage sales.

Look at the paper or the web. There are no promising sales this week. Probably. Most of the time, the sales you read about look really bad. Action figures with missing arms and spit all over them, plus things like lamps with torn shades. IKEA furniture that ought to be burned. Maybe you’ll see a good sale in a couple of weeks. You may find 10 sales a year that are worth leaving the house for.

When you go to these sales, 9 of them will turn out to be losers. The other one will have one or two decent items.

To get those items, you will have to get up before the sun rises and do some driving. If you show up an hour after the sales start, the things you want will be gone. Tools go fast. Every city now has a fleet of professional shoppers who raid garage sales as early as possible and take all the good stuff. If you’re not there at the start, you’re dead. And what if you have two promising sales on the same day? You can get to one early enough to score, but you’ll be late for the other one

If you get the items you want, they probably won’t really be the items you want. By that I mean you won’t be able to choose brands and models. Want to collect a set of Stanley type 13 planes? Forget it. You’ll have to take a type 11, a 1990 plane from Home Depot, a Craftsman … whatever happens to be available. You will eventually get items that do what you want, but you’ll have to settle.

If you insist on good tools, you’ll have your woodworking shop equipped in about 20 years. During those years, you will have had to struggle without important tools. You will have had to forgo a lot of projects. You will become farsighted. You may get cataracts. You may get arthritis in your hands. You may need new hips. You’ll feel less like getting things done. The TV and the shuffleboard court will beckon.

You’ll miss out on the fun you would have had if you had bought your tools as early as possible.

You may drop dead, and then other people will buy your tools at your wife’s garage sale.

June 14, 2018

The 3 Hand Planes Power Tool Woodworkers Should Own (How to buy handplanes)

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Stumpy Nubs
Published on 17 Jan 2016

June 12, 2018

How to Make a Strop | Paul Sellers

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Paul Sellers
Published on 22 May 2018

A strop enables you to sharpen your bladed tools to another level. Made from a simple block of ply, this quick and easy tutorial shows you how to make your own with minimal materials.

For more information on these topics, see https://paulsellers.com or https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com

June 4, 2018

How to turn a No.78 into a Scrub Plane | Paul Sellers

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Paul Sellers
Published on 14 May 2018

Preparing rough stock can be time-consuming. A scrub plane can really help ease this process. Old ones are hard to get hold, and new ones are expensive. Paul shows how you can easily convert a No. 78 rebate plane into an excellent scrub plane.

For more information on these topics, see https://paulsellers.com or https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com

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