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A Book I Enjoyed

A Book I Enjoyed

I don't really like the term "Thinking outside the box" so I won't say that this book is one of those books that makes you do that but, really, it does. Upcycling, recycling, restoration, innovation and much more are all encapsulated here in a

Bits and Braces

Bits and Braces

I took another exploration into my Essential Woodworking Hand Tools book to look at the boring things of woodworking. I know, it should be belts and braces but I'm more talking about a safe practice than risk aversion. Brace and bit woodworking is a safe way to bore

George Gets Boring

George Gets Boring

One of my more senior apprentices was boring a 1" hole every few inches as he made one aspect of a dog-leg element of a staircase string to receive some fanned out stair treads that went into the newel post. The posts were oak and George caught a glimpse

My Latest Video Series

My Latest Video Series

I design a console table using design concepts and methods that have not been shown in my video series anywhere before. I love the way everything came out and here is an intro video you might like to watch to see how you feel about making one. Click here to

Reading My Book

Reading My Book

I started reading my book this week; just a couple of pages a day. I wrote in between 2014/16. It's called Essential Woodworking Hand Tools. Reading it is like reading something someone else wrote. I daren't say I'm enjoying it for fear of

Alignment

Alignment

In preparing for the house full of furniture I found myself reflecting on all of the pieces I've made over the years both to sell on the one hand and then to teach others. Woodworking masterclasses has been a dream come true because when I was teaching my

Making Your Own Furniture

Making Your Own Furniture

I think that maybe the hardest part is the start. The start is believing in yourself that you can in fact actually do this; especially is this so if you've never made a piece of furniture or woodwork in your life before. That unbelief is compounded by the