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Making My Bed - Headboard on its Way

Making My Bed - Headboard on its Way

My days are passing too quickly up to Christmas. The deadline looms and a bad day yesterday was reclaimed today and I concluded all of the mortises for the headboard today. Once these are stuffed with tenons I will be happier. Chopping the mortises took me the best part of

Planes - Something Sticking in Your Throat

Planes - Something Sticking in Your Throat

When I was in the New York School earlier this year a student approached me with a plane problem I hadn’t come across before. At first I couldn’t see what was and so I knew it was rare and not common. The problem was that even though the

Questions Answered -Considering Longer Planes

Questions Answered -Considering Longer Planes

Question: Hi again Paul, Just wondering what your thoughts are on no 7 Jointer planes? I'm considering getting one, and cannot quite afford the price of the Veritas model. However I have seen a few of the Quangsheng jointers which look very good. Do you have any other

Spoons, Spoons and More Than Just Spoons

Spoons, Spoons and More Than Just Spoons

Every so often you get asked to do something that's just a shade out of the norm or absolutely not the norm. Making spoons is quite normal for me and making 35 is not quite so normal even though I have made thousands of them through the years.

My Bed is Coming Along Nicely

My Bed is Coming Along Nicely

Well, I got to spend the day on the bed again yesterday but couldn’t get to the inlay work for several different reasons not the least of which was the castle alarm fire went off (which means mandatory vacating of the building), I did some clean up, took time

Making the Stars Video is Up for Free

Making the Stars Video is Up for Free

Yes, we have another video you can watch for free on woodworkingmasterclasses.com that teaches you how to make faceted wooden stars from scraps that are stunningly beautiful. Sign in as a subscriber for free and you can follow the step-by-step how-to we put together that takes you all the

Making My Bed - Footboard Palings in Place

Making My Bed - Footboard Palings in Place

Friday 14th December 2013 I just got the footboard together before I left Penrhyn Castle dead on 5pm. The day, the week, went well and I spent most of my time on the mortise and tenons, planing wood and restoring an older bandsaw I bought on eBay two months ago.