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 12, 2026
Deep Diving: Bit Sharpening | Paul Sellers
September 5, 2025
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 18, 2025
How a grinder can change your woodworking
Rex Krueger
Published 16 Apr 2025
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December 14, 2024
I Tried All The Cheap Bench Grinders … Here’s what happened
Rex Krueger
Published Aug 14, 2024GRINDERS!!!
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January 10, 2024
How to Sharpen and Set up a No.80 Scraper | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
Published 6 Oct 2023The #80 cabinet scraper handles the wildest grain, but because of its name, it is also one of those misunderstood tools with misunderstood sharpening.
In this video, I walk you through the most unique sharpening method there is for any woodworking hand tool. Once you learn how to sharpen and set up this tool, you’ll be able to refine any hard and dense-grained wood surface you will ever encounter, bar none.
Where the hand plane might fail you, the #80 cabinet scraper takes over.
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October 18, 2023
Sharpening a Chisel in under a Minute | Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers
Published 15 Jun 2023I see more and more options for sharpening a chisel and yet, with no mechanical means at all, I go from a chisel I have dulled to surgically sharp in about a minute or less.
The fact is I never need to use a grinding wheel, and I was taught to sharpen by the masters of sharpening in my apprenticeship days 58 years ago which I have never strayed from because I found every other option too slow and, dare I say it, DULL and time consuming no matter which method or which machine!
Watch the video and see what you feel.
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April 28, 2023
Restoring a forged plane iron with MASSIVE rust and damage
Rex Krueger
Published 27 Apr 2023
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October 15, 2022
Sharpening Stones: A Complete Beginner’s Guide
Rex Krueger
Published 12 Oct 2022What to know before you get started with sharpening stones.
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March 17, 2022
Stop Sharpening with Sandpaper!
Rex Krueger
Published 16 Mar 2022You can ditch the sandpaper and get sharp with affordable diamond stones.
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October 28, 2021
Getting Started with Hand Saws | Total beginner, hand tool woodworking
Rex Krueger
Published 27 Oct 2021It’s easy to buy handsaws for your woodwork, but you need to know a few things before you buy.
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Get the Saw Vise plans and more below! (Scroll down)
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October 4, 2021
Debunking the myth of hollow-grind sharpening
Stumpy Nubs
Published 22 Jun 2021Will a hollow grind make an edge more fragile? Hardly! And I can prove it.
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February 18, 2021
Choosing and Using Wooden Planes: A Complete Guide
Rex Krueger
Published 17 Feb 2021From adjusting to gripping to taking your first shavings, learn all about this historical tool.
More video and exclusive content: http://www.patreon.com/rexkrueger
Build your own Jointer Plane: https://youtu.be/DeWrLfOnyhs
Get the plans: https://www.rexkrueger.com/store/plan…
Build your own Sharpening Jig: https://youtu.be/EmyW8nFDLr4
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February 11, 2021
Thrift store wooden planes: total restoration, perfect shavings
Rex Krueger
Published 10 Feb 2021Is that wooden plane one for the woodpile, or your next great tool?
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