Quotulatiousness

September 16, 2020

Fitting The Drawer Base | The Cabinet Project #23 | Free Online Woodworking School

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

Matt Estlea
Published 11 Sep 2020

In this video, I show you how to fit the drawer base using solid wood, and details a few other options you can take instead.
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Support what I do by becoming a Patron! This will help fund new tools, equipment and cover my overheads. Meaning I can continue to bring you regular, high quality, free content. Thank you so much for your support! https://www.patreon.com/mattestlea

Don’t want to commit to a monthly direct debit but still want to help out? That’s fine!
You can make a one time donation here: www.mattestlea.com/donate
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My name is Matt Estlea, I’m a 24 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 with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation. I now teach City and Guilds Furniture Making at Rycotewood as of September 2018.

If you’re interested in studying at Rycotewood, view their courses here:
www.mattestlea.com/rycotewood

I also had 5 years of experience working at Axminster Tools and Machinery where I helped customers with purchasing tools, demonstrated in stores and events, and gained extensive knowledge about a variety of tools and brands. I discontinued this at the start of 2019 to focus solely on video creation and teaching.

During the week, I film woodworking projects, tutorials, reviews and a viewer favourite ‘Tool Duel’ where I compare two competitive manufacturers tools against one another to find out which is best. I also have a Free Online Woodworking School which you should definitely check out!

www.mattestlea.com/school

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.

All about squares for woodworking

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

Rex Krueger
Published 15 May 2019

More video and exclusive content: http://www.patreon.com/rexkrueger
Get the FREE Tip Sheet: https://www.rexkrueger.com/articles/2…

Squares I recommend (affiliate):
Starrett Engineer’s Square (pricey, but worth it): https://amzn.to/2HflMMU
Small Machinist’s Square (good accuracy at a low price): https://amzn.to/2JwmwyO
6 Inch Engineer’s Square (my preferred size): https://amzn.to/2LDWNr8
Speed Square: https://amzn.to/2W2GjfU
Framing Square (mine is a Stanley, but this Starrett is very cheap and gets good reviews): https://amzn.to/2Q2lPP1
Try Square: All of mine are vintage and since I don’t own any new ones, I don’t feel I can recommend any.

Follow me on Instagram: @rexkrueger

Get my woodturning book: http://www.rexkrueger.com/book

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September 15, 2020

Fitting the Drawer Dovetails | The Cabinet Project #22 | Free Online Woodworking School

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

Matt Estlea
Published 10 Sep 2020

In this video, I show you how to cut the sockets for the lapped dovetails as well as the sockets for the rather complicated through dovetails on the back of the drawer.

See this lesson in FULL here:
https://mattestlea.com/free-online-wo…

If you found this video was too fast for you, please refer to these tutorials below:
How to Cut a Lapped Dovetail:
https://mattestlea.com/tutorials/how-…

How to cut a Through Dovetail:
https://mattestlea.com/free-online-wo…

How to make a Dovetailed Box:
https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbm4tdkVLUGNHbWUxSzFCS0NuekxKdW5DOWVYd3xBQ3Jtc0trVGNYekFZQlZIRGxFNEtfUUxLTW9BR21OWVBWWllabFh2Z0ttcXNnNTNXRXUybXB3MXRvY2pROGgxZm1ZdGx4UExpTTBRd3RSVGpTM3N3MnJJa2tHdW1WM3RrdnpWM2dHbmVTVXhWR0lUbnJYNEN3Zw%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmattestlea.com%2Fschool%2Fschool-dovetail-box%2F&v=FYf4HQheIYQ&event=video_description

How to Saw Correctly:
https://mattestlea.com/tutorials/how-…

How to Chisel Correctly:
https://mattestlea.com/tutorials/how-…
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Support what I do by becoming a Patron! This will help fund new tools, equipment and cover my overheads. Meaning I can continue to bring you regular, high quality, free content. Thank you so much for your support! https://www.patreon.com/mattestlea

Don’t want to commit to a monthly direct debit but still want to help out? That’s fine!
You can make a one time donation here: www.mattestlea.com/donate
You can donate us biscuits here: www.mattestlea.com/wishlist
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BUY THE WOODWORKING BIBLE HERE:
www.mattestlea.com/the-woodworkers-manual
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See what tools I use here: www.mattestlea.com/equipment
My Website: www.mattestlea.com
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My name is Matt Estlea, I’m a 24 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 with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation. I now teach City and Guilds Furniture Making at Rycotewood as of September 2018.

If you’re interested in studying at Rycotewood, view their courses here:
www.mattestlea.com/rycotewood

I also had 5 years of experience working at Axminster Tools and Machinery where I helped customers with purchasing tools, demonstrated in stores and events, and gained extensive knowledge about a variety of tools and brands. I discontinued this at the start of 2019 to focus solely on video creation and teaching.

During the week, I film woodworking projects, tutorials, reviews and a viewer favourite ‘Tool Duel’ where I compare two competitive manufacturers tools against one another to find out which is best. I also have a Free Online Woodworking School which you should definitely check out!

www.mattestlea.com/school

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.

September 14, 2020

How To Layout and Cut the Drawer Tails | The Cabinet Project #21 | Free Online Woodworking School

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

Matt Estlea
Published 9 Sep 2020

Drawer making, quite possibly one of the most confusing and difficult milestones you’re likely to face as a beginner woodworker. This is a tricky process that requires a lot of planning, visualisation and accuracy. The lapped dovetails at the front will be a feature that makes or breaks your cabinet, and the dovetails at the back will be one of the most complicated joints you will have likely ever cut.
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Support what I do by becoming a Patron! This will help fund new tools, equipment and cover my overheads. Meaning I can continue to bring you regular, high quality, free content. Thank you so much for your support! https://www.patreon.com/mattestlea

Don’t want to commit to a monthly direct debit but still want to help out? That’s fine!
You can make a one time donation here: www.mattestlea.com/donate
You can donate us biscuits here: www.mattestlea.com/wishlist
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BUY THE WOODWORKING BIBLE HERE:
www.mattestlea.com/the-woodworkers-manual
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See what tools I use here: www.mattestlea.com/equipment
My Website: www.mattestlea.com
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My name is Matt Estlea, I’m a 24 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 with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation. I now teach City and Guilds Furniture Making at Rycotewood as of September 2018.

If you’re interested in studying at Rycotewood, view their courses here:
www.mattestlea.com/rycotewood

I also had 5 years of experience working at Axminster Tools and Machinery where I helped customers with purchasing tools, demonstrated in stores and events, and gained extensive knowledge about a variety of tools and brands. I discontinued this at the start of 2019 to focus solely on video creation and teaching.

During the week, I film woodworking projects, tutorials, reviews and a viewer favourite ‘Tool Duel’ where I compare two competitive manufacturers tools against one another to find out which is best. I also have a Free Online Woodworking School which you should definitely check out!

www.mattestlea.com/school

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.

September 12, 2020

Sizing The Drawer Components | The Cabinet Project #20 | Free Online Woodworking School

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

Matt Estlea
Published 8 Sep 2020

In this video, I’ll show you how to size the drawer components to place yourself in the best possible position for all the steps we will face further down the line. As always, ensure components are perfectly square, exactly the same length, and fit snugly within the cavity.
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Support what I do by becoming a Patron! This will help fund new tools, equipment and cover my overheads. Meaning I can continue to bring you regular, high quality, free content. Thank you so much for your support! https://www.patreon.com/mattestlea

Don’t want to commit to a monthly direct debit but still want to help out? That’s fine!
You can make a one time donation here: www.mattestlea.com/donate
You can donate us biscuits here: www.mattestlea.com/wishlist
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BUY THE WOODWORKING BIBLE HERE:
www.mattestlea.com/the-woodworkers-manual
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mattestlea
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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/matt-estlea-b6414b11a/
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See what tools I use here: www.mattestlea.com/equipment
My Website: www.mattestlea.com
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My name is Matt Estlea, I’m a 24 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 with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation. I now teach City and Guilds Furniture Making at Rycotewood as of September 2018.

If you’re interested in studying at Rycotewood, view their courses here:
www.mattestlea.com/rycotewood

I also had 5 years of experience working at Axminster Tools and Machinery where I helped customers with purchasing tools, demonstrated in stores and events, and gained extensive knowledge about a variety of tools and brands. I discontinued this at the start of 2019 to focus solely on video creation and teaching.

During the week, I film woodworking projects, tutorials, reviews and a viewer favourite ‘Tool Duel’ where I compare two competitive manufacturers tools against one another to find out which is best. I also have a Free Online Woodworking School which you should definitely check out!

www.mattestlea.com/school

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.

September 10, 2020

How To Hinge The Door | The Cabinet Project #19 | Free Online Woodworking School

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

Matt Estlea
Published 7 Sep 2020

In this video, I show you how to hinge the door of the cabinet to achieve an equal shadow gap surrounding the edge.

Learn How To Clean Up Hinges Here:
https://mattestlea.com/free-online-wo…
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Support what I do by becoming a Patron! This will help fund new tools, equipment and cover my overheads. Meaning I can continue to bring you regular, high quality, free content. Thank you so much for your support! https://www.patreon.com/mattestlea

Don’t want to commit to a monthly direct debit but still want to help out? That’s fine!
You can make a one time donation here: www.mattestlea.com/donate
You can donate us biscuits here: www.mattestlea.com/wishlist
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BUY THE WOODWORKING BIBLE HERE:
www.mattestlea.com/the-woodworkers-manual
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mattestlea
Twitter: www.twitter.com/mattestlea
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Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/mattestlea
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/matt-estlea-b6414b11a/
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See what tools I use here: www.mattestlea.com/equipment
My Website: www.mattestlea.com
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My name is Matt Estlea, I’m a 24 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 with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation. I now teach City and Guilds Furniture Making at Rycotewood as of September 2018.

If you’re interested in studying at Rycotewood, view their courses here:
www.mattestlea.com/rycotewood

I also had 5 years of experience working at Axminster Tools and Machinery where I helped customers with purchasing tools, demonstrated in stores and events, and gained extensive knowledge about a variety of tools and brands. I discontinued this at the start of 2019 to focus solely on video creation and teaching.

During the week, I film woodworking projects, tutorials, reviews and a viewer favourite ‘Tool Duel’ where I compare two competitive manufacturers tools against one another to find out which is best. I also have a Free Online Woodworking School which you should definitely check out!

www.mattestlea.com/school

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.

The TRUTH about woodworking saws

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

Rex Krueger
Published 9 Sep 2020

Do you really throw some saws away?!? Which ones? Which ones can you sharpen? Let’s find out!

More video and exclusive content: http://www.patreon.com/rexkrueger

Links to the saws in this video (affiliate):
Gyokucho Ryoba Saw: https://amzn.to/2Z5Wmda
Suizan Dozuki Saw: https://amzn.to/2Gw30mO
Dewalt Panel Saw: https://amzn.to/2QWrasy
Crown Tenon Saw: https://amzn.to/32SbCLO
Veritas Rip Carcass Saw: https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/…
(This one is non-affiliate and costs $109.00 now. Still pretty great for the price.)

Make your own saw vise for $10!!!!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4rq…
Get the plans: Get the plans: https://www.rexkrueger.com/store/plan…

Sign up for Fabrication First, my FREE newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gRhEVT

Wood Work for Humans Tool List (affiliate):
Stanley 12-404 Handplane: https://amzn.to/2TjW5mo
Honing Guide: https://amzn.to/2TaJEZM
Green buffing compound: https://amzn.to/2XuUBE2
Cheap metal/plastic hammer for plane adjusting: https://amzn.to/2XyE7Ln
Spade Bits: https://amzn.to/2U5kvML
Metal File: https://amzn.to/2CM985y (I don’t own this one, but it looks good and gets good reviews. DOESN’T NEED A HANDLE)
My favorite file handles: https://amzn.to/2TPNPpr
Block Plane Iron (if you can’t find a used one): https://amzn.to/2I6V1vh
Stanley Marking Knife: https://amzn.to/2Ewrxo3
Mini-Hacksaw: https://amzn.to/2QlJR85
Blue Kreg measuring jig: https://amzn.to/2QTnKYd
Blue Handled Marples Chisels: https://amzn.to/2tVJARY
Suizan Dozuki Handsaw: https://amzn.to/3abRyXB
Vaughan Ryoba Handsaw: https://amzn.to/2GS96M0
Glue Dispenser Bottle: https://amzn.to/30ltwoB
Orange F Clamps: https://amzn.to/2u3tp4X
Blue Painters Tape: https://amzn.to/35V1Bgo
Round-head Protractor: https://amzn.to/37fJ6oz
5 Minute Epoxy: https://amzn.to/37lTfjK
Dewalt Panel Saw: https://amzn.to/2HJqGmO

Plans, t-shirts, and hoodies: http://www.rexkrueger.com/store

Get my woodturning book: http://www.rexkrueger.com/book

Follow me on Instagram: @rexkrueger

September 9, 2020

Fitting The Frame and Panel Door | The Cabinet Project #18 | Free Online Woodworking School

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

Matt Estlea
Published 5 Sep 2020

In this video, I’ll show you how to accurately flatten the frame and panel door, as well as accurately fit it within the carcass, ready for hinging.

After you have finished watching this video, I need you to watch this:
https://mattestlea.com/free-online-wo…

This lesson will teach you how to prepare the hinges, ready for the next video where we will be attaching the door!
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Support what I do by becoming a Patron! This will help fund new tools, equipment and cover my overheads. Meaning I can continue to bring you regular, high quality, free content. Thank you so much for your support! https://www.patreon.com/mattestlea
Don’t want to commit to a monthly direct debit but still want to help out? That’s fine!
You can make a one time donation here: www.mattestlea.com/donate
You can donate us biscuits here: www.mattestlea.com/wishlist
_________________________________________________________________
BUY THE WOODWORKING BIBLE HERE:
www.mattestlea.com/the-woodworkers-manual
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mattestlea
Twitter: www.twitter.com/mattestlea
Patreon: www.patreon.com/mattestlea
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/mattestlea
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/matt-estlea-b6414b11a/
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See what tools I use here: www.mattestlea.com/equipment
My Website: www.mattestlea.com
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My name is Matt Estlea, I’m a 24 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 with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation. I now teach City and Guilds Furniture Making at Rycotewood as of September 2018.

If you’re interested in studying at Rycotewood, view their courses here:
www.mattestlea.com/rycotewood

I also had 5 years of experience working at Axminster Tools and Machinery where I helped customers with purchasing tools, demonstrated in stores and events, and gained extensive knowledge about a variety of tools and brands. I discontinued this at the start of 2019 to focus solely on video creation and teaching.

During the week, I film woodworking projects, tutorials, reviews and a viewer favourite ‘Tool Duel’ where I compare two competitive manufacturers tools against one another to find out which is best. I also have a Free Online Woodworking School which you should definitely check out!

www.mattestlea.com/school

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.

How to Sharpen a V Tool or Carving Gouge – Hand Tool Woodworking

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

Wood By Wright
Published 18 May 2017

What good is a carving chisel if it is not sharp? The V-tool and Carving gouge are easier to sharpen than they look if you understand a few basic Hand Tool truths. Any blade is sharpened the same way but some blades require the right tool to reach the tip. All woodworking is, is a sharp iron working its way through the wood. Here is how to do it!

—Tools used—
Diamond Stones: http://amzn.to/2oppz0J (I use Extra-coarse, Medium-fine, and Extra-fine)
Carving kit: http://amzn.to/2kf8Wjb
Honing compound – http://amzn.to/2rdZrs9

—Tools I Use—
http://www.woodbywright.com/tool-sugg…

////Help this channel grow\\\\
Patreon: http://patreon.com/woodbywright

////You Can find me:\\\\
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woodbywright/
Instructables: http://www.instructables.com/member/w…
Lumber Jocks: http://lumberjocks.com/Sarahsliefie
Periscope: @WoodByWright
Website: http://WoodByWright.com

September 8, 2020

Gluing The Door | The Cabinet Project #17 | Free Online Woodworking School

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

Matt Estlea
Published 5 Sep 2020

In this video, I show you how to pre-sand, dry fit, and glue the door together!
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Support what I do by becoming a Patron! This will help fund new tools, equipment and cover my overheads. Meaning I can continue to bring you regular, high quality, free content. Thank you so much for your support! https://www.patreon.com/mattestlea

Don’t want to commit to a monthly direct debit but still want to help out? That’s fine!
You can make a one time donation here: www.mattestlea.com/donate
You can donate us biscuits here: www.mattestlea.com/wishlist
_________________________________________________________________
BUY THE WOODWORKING BIBLE HERE:
www.mattestlea.com/the-woodworkers-manual
_________________________________________________________________

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mattestlea
Twitter: www.twitter.com/mattestlea
Patreon: www.patreon.com/mattestlea
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/mattestlea
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/matt-estlea-b6414b11a/
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See what tools I use here: www.mattestlea.com/equipment
My Website: www.mattestlea.com
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My name is Matt Estlea, I’m a 24 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 with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation. I now teach City and Guilds Furniture Making at Rycotewood as of September 2018.

If you’re interested in studying at Rycotewood, view their courses here:
www.mattestlea.com/rycotewood

I also had 5 years of experience working at Axminster Tools and Machinery where I helped customers with purchasing tools, demonstrated in stores and events, and gained extensive knowledge about a variety of tools and brands. I discontinued this at the start of 2019 to focus solely on video creation and teaching.

During the week, I film woodworking projects, tutorials, reviews and a viewer favourite ‘Tool Duel’ where I compare two competitive manufacturers tools against one another to find out which is best. I also have a Free Online Woodworking School which you should definitely check out!

www.mattestlea.com/school

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.

QotD: Creative hand-work

Filed under: Britain, History, Quotations, Woodworking — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 01:00

We have often discussed here that aspect of modern industrial life which has tended to divorce the work of many men from anything that is intelligently creative, because so much is done by machinery. Compensation comes in the increase of leisure which this allows, a leisure that does at least give a man an opportunity of finding his own interests or hobbies. But at the same time have come the counter-attractions of cinema and radio, offering an easy way of entertainment without effort to a man who is tired after his day’s work. So that, in spite of the increase of opportunity, he has every inducement to allow himself to drift. The older man usually knows how to strike the balance. Things were not so easy when he was a boy, he had to learn to amuse himself, and he grew up with all sorts of hobbies and enthusiasms, and learned to be a handy sort of fellow. If he is, say, a keen woodworker, or a keen gardener, there are times when nothing will tempt him away from the job in hand.

But for the younger generation it is different. They were born into the state of affairs where entertainment, like everything else, was made easy. And some of our Youth Leaders are now finding it difficult to get boys really doing things — boys in their teens with no particular hobbies, no particular interests, who simply want to be enter­tained, and that at a time when a boy should be so full of interests that no day is long enough to cram them all in. “I do not complain of growing old,” says John Buchan, “but I like to keep my faith that at one stage in our mortal existence nothing is impossible.” We feel that that should be so in youth, and yet here is the problem in our midst. “It gives you absolutely nothing to work on,” said one of their Leaders to me recently, a man who numbers photography, book-binding, carpentry and music among his own hobbies, and does them all extremely well. “They’ve no conception of taking the initiative themselves or doing a spot of work for the pleasure of it.”

What are we going to do about it? The gospel of “work for the pleasure of it” isn’t an easy gospel to preach to the young. You have got somehow to kindle the spark of enthusiasm in their minds first, that enthusiasm which can make everything seem well worth doing, even the hard bits, for the sake of the end in view. And it is the enthusiasm of the Youth Leaders from which the boys have got to catch their own tiny spark which, once alight, may well kindle into a flame. And it will be worth it. For they can learn more from intelligently working at a hobby than from almost anything else. It develops patience, ingenuity, alertness, self-mastery, helps them to discover their own hidden powers, teaches them the satisfaction of a good job done, widens their knowledge in a thoroughly practical way.

But we have no business to leave it all to the Youth Leaders. There is no easy time ahead for the boys of this generation and it is every man’s job to lend a hand where he can. The best place is in the home. If you are a keen woodworker, then try to interest your boy as well. Don’t just hustle him out of the way because you are in the middle of a job and don’t want to be interrupted, or are afraid he will meddle with your tools. Teach him how to use them; help him with some little constructive job of his own, if it is only to make a “safe” — as a small boy of my acquain­tance did recently — to keep his secrets in! Small boys are usually keen enough. It is the older ones who grow apathetic. And who knows if the blame can be put entirely on the pictures? Mayn’t it be that we have hustled them out of our way rather too often? Dared them to touch our tools when they were simply longing to try them? The impulse to do and to make things is there right enough. But these are days when it needs to be fostered.

Charles H. Hayward, “Work and Pleasure”, The Woodworker, 1942.

September 7, 2020

Fitting The Door Panel | The Cabinet Project #16 | Free Online Woodworking School

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

Matt Estlea
Published 6 Sep 2020

In this video, I show you how to size, rebate and refine the door panel to fit within the frame we made in the last lesson.
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My name is Matt Estlea, I’m a 24 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 with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation. I now teach City and Guilds Furniture Making at Rycotewood as of September 2018.

If you’re interested in studying at Rycotewood, view their courses here:
www.mattestlea.com/rycotewood

I also had 5 years of experience working at Axminster Tools and Machinery where I helped customers with purchasing tools, demonstrated in stores and events, and gained extensive knowledge about a variety of tools and brands. I discontinued this at the start of 2019 to focus solely on video creation and teaching.

During the week, I film woodworking projects, tutorials, reviews and a viewer favourite ‘Tool Duel’ where I compare two competitive manufacturers tools against one another to find out which is best. I also have a Free Online Woodworking School which you should definitely check out!

www.mattestlea.com/school

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.

September 6, 2020

Cutting and Fitting the Tenons | The Cabinet Project #15 | Free Online Woodworking School

Filed under: Tools, Woodworking — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

Matt Estlea
Published 3 Sep 2020

Cutting the tenons is a fairly easy and forgiving process, mainly due to the fact that 90% of the joint is hidden within the mortise. However this concept is only true if your marking lines are accurate, so make sure they are accurate!
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My name is Matt Estlea, I’m a 24 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 with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation. I now teach City and Guilds Furniture Making at Rycotewood as of September 2018.

If you’re interested in studying at Rycotewood, view their courses here:
www.mattestlea.com/rycotewood

I also had 5 years of experience working at Axminster Tools and Machinery where I helped customers with purchasing tools, demonstrated in stores and events, and gained extensive knowledge about a variety of tools and brands. I discontinued this at the start of 2019 to focus solely on video creation and teaching.

During the week, I film woodworking projects, tutorials, reviews and a viewer favourite ‘Tool Duel’ where I compare two competitive manufacturers tools against one another to find out which is best. I also have a Free Online Woodworking School which you should definitely check out!

www.mattestlea.com/school

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.

September 5, 2020

Laying Out the Door Tenons | The Cabinet Project #14 | Free Online Woodworking School

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

Matt Estlea
Published 2 Sep 2020

In this lesson, I’ll show you how to transfer the measurements of the mortise components cut in the previous lesson, to the rail components that will be cut in the next lesson.

See the FULL lesson here:
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See what tools I use here: www.mattestlea.com/equipment
My Website: www.mattestlea.com
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My name is Matt Estlea, I’m a 24 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 with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation. I now teach City and Guilds Furniture Making at Rycotewood as of September 2018.

If you’re interested in studying at Rycotewood, view their courses here:
www.mattestlea.com/rycotewood

I also had 5 years of experience working at Axminster Tools and Machinery where I helped customers with purchasing tools, demonstrated in stores and events, and gained extensive knowledge about a variety of tools and brands. I discontinued this at the start of 2019 to focus solely on video creation and teaching.

During the week, I film woodworking projects, tutorials, reviews and a viewer favourite ‘Tool Duel’ where I compare two competitive manufacturers tools against one another to find out which is best. I also have a Free Online Woodworking School which you should definitely check out!

www.mattestlea.com/school

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.

September 3, 2020

Make a traditional milking stool. Limited tools. No Bench.

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Publisheed 2 Sep 2020

Take five tools and some construction furniture and make a REAL piece of furniture.

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