Quotulatiousness

September 3, 2020

Forging a sword: part five – completion

Filed under: Technology, Tools, Weapons — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Lindybeige
Published 5 Dec 2019

I make the pommel and the grip, assemble the hilt, and polish it to a shine. Behold: ARNANDER!

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige

Many thanks to The Cut And Thrust Collective for inviting me to Glastonbury to have a go at forging a sword.

My tutor: Thom Leworthy.

Music used in this video: “Siegfried’s Funeral March” by Wagner.

Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track…

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September 2, 2020

Mortising The Frame and Panel Door | The Cabinet Project #13 | Free Online Woodworking School

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

Matt Estlea
Published 1 Sep 2020

In this video, I’ll show you the quick, accurate way to cut a mortise. While it’s perfectly ok to do this with just a chisel and mallet, it’s quite often quicker to drill the waste out first. Especially on small, delicate components like this that won’t take repeated beating very well!

See the FULL lesson here:
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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!
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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 1, 2020

Grooving The Door Frame | The Cabinet Project Part #12 | Free Online Woodworking School

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

Matt Estlea
Published 31 Aug 2020

In this video, we begin grooving the door frame to accept the panel.

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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.

August 31, 2020

Forging a sword – part four: linishing and quillons

Filed under: Technology, Tools, Weapons — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Lindybeige
Published 6 Apr 2019

Forging Arnander, my English bastard sword. I now start linishing (grinding/polishing), and make the quillons (crossguard) in a slightly fancy manner.

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige

Had I been a better smith, I could have judged the amount that the quillons would extend by when being hammered out, and there wouldn’t have been the need to grind away so much metal. Without motorised tools, the medieval smiths would want to minimise grinding.

My tutor: Thom Leworthy.

Music used in this video: “Siegfried’s Funeral March” by Wagner.

Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track…
More weapons and armour videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…

Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make.

▼ Follow me…

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lindybeige I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads.

website: http://www.LloydianAspects.co.uk

August 28, 2020

Forging a Sword – part three: heat treatment

Filed under: Technology, Tools, Weapons — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Lindybeige
Published 12 Jul 2018

Heat-treating a sword is very important, and can easily go very wrong. Here you see my first go at it.

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige

No special lightsabre effects were used in this video. It actually looked like that in real life.

Many thanks to The Cut and Thrust Collective:
glastonburysmith@gmail.com

Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track…

Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make.

▼ Follow me…

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lindybeige I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads.

website: http://www.LloydianAspects.co.uk

August 25, 2020

Forging a Sword – part two: fuller, bevels, straightening

Filed under: Technology, Tools, Weapons — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Lindybeige
Published 28 May 2018

Sword-smithing again at the Cut And Thrust Collective, working on Arnander, my type 18 bastard sword. Lots of hammering.

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige

Part one of forging a sword: https://youtu.be/KYydVZRbl6M

My tutor: Thom Leworthy.

Music used in this video: “Siegfried’s Funeral March” by Wagner.

Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track…

Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make.

▼ Follow me…

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lindybeige I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads.

website: http://www.LloydianAspects.co.uk

August 22, 2020

Forging a sword – part one: the basic shape

Filed under: Technology, Tools, Weapons — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Lindybeige
Published 8 Feb 2018

Hammering hot metal into shape is quite a satisfying task, when it goes well. Here you see me shaping out my sword.

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige

I was invited by the Cut and Thrust Collective to go to Glastonbury and make my own sword. In an earlier video, you saw my training (forging a nail), and immediately after that we started on the sword. Thom Leworthy was the bladesmith showing me how it is done.

The Cut and Thrust Collective:
glastonburysmith@gmail.com

Buy the music – the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track…

Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make.

▼ Follow me…

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lindybeige I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads.

website: http://www.LloydianAspects.co.uk

August 17, 2020

Reading Wood Grain Direction – 2 Minute Tuesday

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

Jonathan Katz-Moses
Published 5 May 2020

In this week’s 2 minute Tuesday woodworking skill builder we talk about grain direction. I give you a quick overview on grain direction and give you some real world examples on which way to cut and why. I really can’t wait to see what you create! Let me know what you’d like to see next. Thanks for watching! Please like, comment and subscribe. Cheers!
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August 14, 2020

Hand Tools Vs Power Tools How To Choose

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

Wood By Wright How 2
Published 30 Apr 2020

Which Should You Use? Hand Tools or Power Tools? this is a debate that has been around for over 100 years. Today let’s see which is better and which you should use on your next woodworking project.

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August 4, 2020

Building and Gluing the Benches | The Picnic Bench Project

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

Matt Estlea
Published 3 Aug 2020

In this video, I get the benches attached to their frames and all glued up. It’s really coming together now. Let’s get to it.

#picnicbench #woodworking #buildingapicnicbench
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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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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.

August 3, 2020

Creating the Dovetailed Frame for the Bench Top | The Picnic Bench Project

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

Matt Estlea
Published 2 Aug 2020

In this video, I get the dovetailed frame for the bench top in place and answer some of your concerns from the previous video!

► Buy the Ridge Wallet here: https://www.ridge.com/ESTLEA

Use the Promo Code ‘ESTLEA’ to claim your 10% off!

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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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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/matt-estlea-b6414b11a/
_________________________________________________________________
See what tools I use here: www.mattestlea.com/equipment
My Website: www.mattestlea.com
_________________________________________________________________

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.

Ultimate French Cleat Tool Wall

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

Ben Tardif
Published 29 Feb 2020

I have finally moved tools into the workshop! First thing to do is get organized, so I built this French Cleat Wall to store all of the tools that will get used most frequently. This is designed to be a grab and go wall, so tools are set up and ready to be used right away. This is just the first step in organizing my new workshop. Enjoy!

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Music by: David Cutter Music – http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

July 30, 2020

Gluing the Bench Top | The Picnic Bench Project

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

Matt Estlea
Published 29 Jul 2020

In this video, I glue together the top of the picnic bench with the help of some newly bought clamps 👀

Check out my FREE ONLINE WOODWORKING SCHOOL:
► https://mattestlea.com/school/

#picnicbench #clamps #woodworking
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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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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.

July 28, 2020

Mortising The Breadboard Ends | The Picnic Bench Project

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

Matt Estlea
Published 27 Jul 2020

Mortising The Breadboard Ends | The Picnic Bench Project

In this video, I begin mortising the breadboard ends for the tabletop and also go on the hunt for some extraction accessories. 👀

► Buy the Ridge Wallet here: https://www.ridge.com/ESTLEA

Use the Promo Code ‘ESTLEA’ to claim your 10% off!

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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/
_________________________________________________________________
See what tools I use here: www.mattestlea.com/equipment
My Website: www.mattestlea.com
_________________________________________________________________

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.

July 14, 2020

Dry Assembly! 😮 The Picnic Bench Project

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

Matt Estlea
Published 12 Jul 2020

In this video, I finalise the fit and shape of the joinery, get everything sanded to a beautiful smooth finish, and dry fit the frames together, ready to be glued in a future episode!

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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/
_________________________________________________________________
See what tools I use here: www.mattestlea.com/equipment
My Website: www.mattestlea.com
_________________________________________________________________

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.

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