Paul introduces the bandsaw as an extra tool to free up time and energy to focus on hand tool woodworking. He goes over the uses of a bandsaw and the features that he looks for when acquiring one.
In times past, before Stanley Rule and Level cast their first all-metal scrub plane, well used and worn-down wooden smoothing planes were kept as roughing planes for scrubbing off rough surfaces in preparation for more refined work. Longer planes such as jack planes and jointer planes followed to further level and straighten the work before the smoothing plane smoothed out the final surfaces.
The roughing plane had many names including Hunter plane, Scud or Scudding plane; Scurf or Scurfing plane; Cow plane and I am sure others I haven’t heard of and was the forerunner to the original Stanley scrub plane we know today. The wooden roughing plane worked well for centuries but with Stanley’s new fangled all-metal planes came the necessity of metal scrub planes too. In this video I explain a little of the important history behind the development of the scrub plane and the transition from wooden planes to the all metal versions.
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Paul Sellers shows how to flatten and shape the sole of a bench plane. This technique is the first step once you have bought a new bench plane or have acquired a used plane. Without this fairly simple step, woodworking planes may not function correctly and may even damage projects or surfaces that you are working on. Also check out this video on sharpening a plane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvTcRe…
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Paul Sellers demonstrates how to sharpen a plane on diamond stones using a convex bevel method. To find out more about Paul Sellers or the projects he is involved with visit http://paulsellers.com.
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Need to run some grooves and not sure where to start? Paul shows how to sharpen and prepare the plough plane for use, before showing the basics of how to cut a groove.
300,000 is a big number! Thank you all for subscribing. Paul wanted to do this video for a while but since we ended up filming this right around the time we passed this milestone we are thinking about making the original drawing the giveaway. Would you like the drawing to hang on your shop wall? Oh, and if you haven’t already, please subscribe!
How do you get a project idea down on paper? Drawing is a great way of communicating your design to those around you. Paul has always sketched and drawn his own designs and in this video shows you how to create your own perspective drawings.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
