Rex Krueger
Published 16 Jul 2026AI-generated video summary: Rex Krueger investigates the historical evolution of woodworking vises, comparing modern metal clamps with traditional wooden designs inspired by an 1812 manual. By constructing a classic English face vise, the process examines how economic pressures and shifts in manufacturing trades influenced the tools favored by woodworkers across several centuries.
July 17, 2026
Why Did the Best Woodworking Vise Disappear?
July 13, 2026
The Tool That Changed Woodworking – the Stanley 42
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Published 12 Mar 2026The Stanley 42 came before the 45 or 55, and it is a fascinating tool!
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July 3, 2026
Was this workbench a huge mistake?
Rex Krueger
Published 1 Jul 2026Get the plans!
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June 27, 2026
How to make a French Cleat | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
Published 27 Feb 2026Anchoring various projects to the walls in a house can be done quickly and easily using a homemade French cleat.
I have used these for decades, and they are especially useful for items you might want to move out of the way now and then.
I love simple solutions like this, and especially when I can use offcuts I might otherwise throw away.
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May 14, 2026
The Humble Wood that Built Great Furniture
Rex Krueger
Published 13 May 2026
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April 30, 2026
Where did Dovetails come from?
Rex Krueger
Published 29 Apr 2026All my plans!: https://www.rexkrueger.com/
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April 20, 2026
How to sharpen a Thin Scraper | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
Published 12 Dec 2025We try to cover every woodworking hand tool we can to pass along the knowledge we have to future generations.
We’ve been asked for this video a few times, so here it is. How to sharpen a thin scraper. It has many uses, and the art should not be lost.
It takes only a couple of minutes to do, and you can approach even the wildest grain with this single tool.
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April 17, 2026
This is how drawers worked before screws
Rex Krueger
Published 16 Apr 2026The book I mentioned (affiliate): https://amzn.to/4mC2TWT
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March 25, 2026
QotD: Advice to beginning woodworkers
Are you finding woodworking as easy as you thought? Or is your ardour being cooled by disappointment? If you have not encountered any serious set-back you are indeed fortunate. If you have, don’t worry; take heart — and the advice below.
One thing is certain: that, even though the craft is a lifetime’s study, the application of a few simple principles will assuredly bring success in woodworking. In the first place, never start a job until you know precisely how you are going to do it. Pass its construction step by step through your mind, so that you may hit upon the snags and mentally smooth them out. Making full-size working drawings is part of this thought-before-doing process. It compels you to think out your construction. Besides, full-size drawing is an aid (sometimes an indispensable aid) to setting out, and you need all the aids you can get.
Charles H. Hayward, “Beginner’s Trouble: Some Helpful Advice”, The Woodworker, 1936.
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March 19, 2026
The Two-Handed Chisel Technique You Should Learn
Rex Krueger
Published 18 Mar 2026All my plans!: https://www.rexkrueger.com/
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March 12, 2026
Deep Diving: Bit Sharpening | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
Published 14 Nov 2025Auger bits need sharpening from time to time, and they can seem complicated when, in fact, they are not. With a small saw file, auger bits of any size can be readily sharpened with just a few file strokes.
In this short video, I explain the process and walk you through what to look for in buying secondhand and how they will work for you.
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March 5, 2026
You Use This Every Day – Why This Shape?
Rex Krueger
Published 4 Mar 2026https://workingwoodenplanes.com/
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February 19, 2026
You can build a chair (Seriously)
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Published 18 Feb 2026Patrons saw this video early: / rexkrueger
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January 29, 2026
This is how woodworkers carried their entire shop (for centuries)
Rex Krueger
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January 11, 2026
Paul Sellers’ Thickness Guide | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
Published 19 Sept 2025Often in our woodworking projects, we might need many repeat cuts that guide our planes to give stock of precise thicknesses, and I make guides just like this one to give me the precision I need.
They are quick and simple to make, and you can change the thickness of the strips to match the thicknesses you need.
To access the Thickness Guide drawing follow: https://paulsellers.com/thicknessing-guide-drawing-and-cutting-list/
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