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I Love Seeing Where We Came From...

I Love Seeing Where We Came From...

...But the future is so filled with hope. Some years ago I began using terms like new-genre woodworker and real woodworking. I even saw the work I was engaged in as more a campaign if you will. Hence the Real Woodworking Campaign came along and it has really worked in

We Are Moving!!!

We Are Moving!!!

What? That's right! We've planned this for a while and the days have flown by. We've been less settled because through our outreach we have kept growing. No complaints but we need a place we feel we can grow into and more help to

Face vise front alignment question

Face vise front alignment question

Question: Mr Sellers, I am trying to design and plan my first work bench. I’m liking the Roubou style, but after reading your blogs and watching all the videos I am intrigued with your jointers bench with the apron. My question had to deal with long panels and the

#80 scraper update info for new ones

There are many wrong assumptions about scrapers and that's why so many people abandon them when they arrive brand new. I often hear visitors in my workshop where one of them points to #80 cabinet scrapers and tell their children or spouses that what's on the

Why 45 degrees on Cabinet scraper blades?

Why 45 degrees on Cabinet scraper blades?

Following the blog I did to redress concerns I had with the Kunz #80 cabinet scrapers, I received some questions because the manufacturers decided to send out the scrapers with square-ground edges instead of with the 45-degree standard bevel required for the scraper to function correctly. The makers may not

Question on Kunz #80 Cabinet Scraper

Question on Kunz #80 Cabinet Scraper

Question: HI! Paul, Happy New Year! Not to beat a dead horse, but I received a Kunz 80 for Christmas. I was pleased to find that the blade had one side beveled to 45 degrees. That was the only good thing I could find. The sole was very roughly ground

Upholstering an Inset Leather Seat

Upholstering an Inset Leather Seat

A lot of people have old chairs that need reupholstering for different reasons. The closing out of making the dining side chair is often of course doing the upholstery. I've used this method for over two decades and it works well whether you use fabric or leather. I