Rex Krueger
Published 21 Aug 2025
August 22, 2025
You built a tool chest. Now, make it YOURS.
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August 1, 2025
How to make flat boards straight, smooth and square (stock preparation part 2) | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
Published 28 Jul 2013In this video Paul Sellers shows how to prepare a flat smooth board from rough stock. He does this with winding sticks and a no. 4 plane.
Part 1 is here: How to make square stock straight, sm…
Someone asked about the can Paul uses to lubricate the sole of the plane. You can find out how to make one here: http://paulsellers.com/2011/10/recycl…
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July 25, 2025
How to make square stock straight, smooth and square (stock preparation part 1) | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
Published 8 Apr 2013Paul Sellers shows how to prepare wood from its rough sawn state into useable stock. He goes into detail about how to remove twist from a square piece of wood and make it “four square”. He does all of this with hand tools. Specifically the plane, square and winding sticks. The video was first posted on https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com
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July 8, 2025
Paul’s Drawer Tour | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
Published 21 Feb 2025What’s the question? Why did Paul put the drawer in such a dumb place, or what does Paul use the drawer in his bench apron for?
Well, this drawer is pretty much my catchall for all of the small tools and bits of equipment that would definitely go astray in quick-time if I didn’t have it.
The hundred and more pieces and fifty types cannot be housed in any kind of order without my becoming obsessive and compelled. It gives me efficiency and economic ability minute by minute, and to say it’s opened a hundred times in a given day would not be an exaggeration.
Those odd moments of inconvenience when something in my vise stops its use are so well worth it. I love this drawer exactly where it is.
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May 26, 2025
Card Scraper Guide | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
Published 17 Jan 2025A Dual-Purpose Aid That’s More Than It Looks!
It’s not always easy to successfully establish a good cutting edge to a card scraper, and we woodworkers just love DIY over almost everything and anything else we do.
You will not regret the ten minutes it takes to make this lifetime aid that guarantees pristine cutting edges to your card scraper every single time you need it.
Any scrap of wood will do, so now you have no reason not to master sharpening card scrapers for the rest of your life.
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April 20, 2025
Using Paul’s Sharpening System | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
Published 13 Dec 2024Want to make this system? Here’s how: • Making Paul’s Sharpening System | Pau…
I have been sharpening edge tools for sixty years and every single day of my life, and the fastest way to get the surgically sharp edge comes when you master freehand sharpening.
This video gets you started, and you will see how easy and quick it is to sharpen your edge tools once you take the first step, following this simple how-to.
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April 1, 2025
Americans DON’T KNOW about this workbench
Rex Krueger
Published 27 Nov 2024The workbench western woodworking didn’t know it needed.
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February 15, 2025
Vintage Workbenches: Quick, Dirty, and Awesome
Rex Krueger
Published 13 Feb 2025
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February 7, 2025
How to Make a Wallclock | Episode 7
Paul Sellers
Published 11 Oct 2024Refining the cove with a gouge and then scraping it and sanding it prepares us to fit the cove to the timepiece.
In this episode, Paul walks you through mitering the cove by hand using a poor man’s mitre guide and a block plane to trim and fit the mitres freehand.
We walk you through using CA (superglue) to attach the coved pieces securely and permanently in place.
Once done, we can apply our choice of finish. Three to four coats are usually enough after sanding the first to take away any raised grain.
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January 30, 2025
How to Make a Wallclock | Episode 6
Paul Sellers
Published 27 Sept 2024The decorative undercarriage is a matter of choice, and because the clock is somewhat traditional, Paul decided to add the feature to his version here.
The steps are simple and quick to do even without using any machines at all. By creating the roundover followed by the coved profile and joining the two together, we create something of a more classic look in a matter of a few minutes.
Using a traditional carving gouge, we make the cove from a solid section of oak and show you how to refine the cove using a card scraper.
With the main block attached to the underside of the clock, we are to transform the whole appearance of the clock.
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January 25, 2025
Everyone is Wrong About this Traditional Tool
Rex Krueger
Published 2 Oct 2024Yes, your Rabbet Plane can cut Rabbets.
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January 19, 2025
How to Make a Wallclock | Episode 5
Paul Sellers
Published 13 Sept 2024The main joinery for the clock and the panel all came together, and now we are ready to form the roundovers to the top and bottom pieces.
We will use the traditional method using a bench plane and, in our case, a #4 version. Following this shaping, we can focus on the final finishing of all of the components by scraping and sanding the surfaces.
After all of the parts are sanded, we follow specific patterns for gluing up the main carcass of the clock.
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January 12, 2025
How to Make a Wallclock | Episode 4
Paul Sellers
Published 30 Aug 2024The panel for the clock requires a hole for the clock movement, and Paul has chosen a clock insert because it’s accurate and long-lasting.
To install the insert requires one hole, and though you may choose a different insert type and size, the steps will be the same or very similar.
We walk you through the process step-by-step and cut the hole using only a coping saw. Following this, we focus on establishing an exact-sized bevel to create the raised panel and use only a common bench plane to create perfect angles that match the grooves they must fit into without any gaps.
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January 5, 2025
How to Make a Wallclock | Episode 3
Paul Sellers
Published 16 Aug 2024With the main body of the clock together, all the grooves formed, and the rails made ready, we now focus on the remaining four joints — the stub tenons fitting into the grooves.
The precision needed here is essential, and the shoulder lines must be taken directly from the assembled clock to ensure no gaps at these intersections of combined joinery.
Once done, we size, cut, and square the panel to size, ready for beveling or raising the panel later.
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December 28, 2024
How to Make a Wallclock | Episode 2
Paul Sellers
Published Aug 2, 2024This project relies on the appearance of simplicity for its final looks, and as we work through the various elements, we start to see how the joinery complies with other considerations like the grooves we create that will take the stub tenons and then the side beads that correspond with the front edges and rails to slim down the face view.
These are additionally a few new tricks to learn as you work through this project. We take you step by step through each stage to guarantee success.
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