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Part 1 I often think that woodworking by hand delivers results that surprise those extolling the virtues of machine methods and the accuracy machines deliver. I doubt that the accuracy I achieve is as good as they might think, but my end result is for me most likely what I

Let me get one thing out of the way first. Some will say why not just use a shooting board? I'm not interested in this argument but I outline my reasons a couple of paras down. This guide will knock your socks off, no messin'. Most end-grain

I'm driving to work but taking a five mile detour to get my haircut and a couple of necessary errands to pick up a mirror plate for the project and look at wood. I try to combine trips all the more these days, conscious of the need to

. . . and you don't need to spend too much either! I have pulled this together to steer those who might think a £200 plane or saw or a set of chisels of similar cost is the only way to go or even the best way to go. But a

Drawing is very much a part of my life be that technical drawing with straight lines or freeform sketching to copy what I see. As a child, my drawings were just for me. Birds and animals came from my graphite tips where I copied images from books on rainy days.

On the 19th of June this year I picked up a few extra lengths of very nice European oak for my upcoming project which was a chest of drawers. Thank you, Europe. So glad we are a part of you still; no matter the Eurocrats and politics of it, the

. . . better, more comfortably and more steadily! The beefy, muscled arms bulb up into massive balloons and the knuckles whiten the more stroke on stroke. The rest of the body as a whole locks on and tightens up, tuning in to the intent of a forced compliance to power through with