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Questions on chisels - Japanese, Western?

Hi Paul, I have been doing a lot of reading recently and trying to find tools. I have been looking for chisels and recently stumbled across Japanese chisels and was curious as to what you thought on those vs western chisels? Thanks for any help Adam Answer: Well, much of

My tool chest today

My tool chest today

Here is my very near finished chest. Structurally all the joinery work is done. No more tools to touch the outer surfaces of wood from here on. First the sanding coat brings the colour in its most natural state beyond growing from the earth. Remember that planing the surface of

An Anniversary Year Worth Celebrating

An Anniversary Year Worth Celebrating

A year has quickly passed since the Woodworking Masterclasses became an online broadcast reality. Creating film that reaches enthusiasts far beyond my workbench has become a dream come true for me and now we are reaching those who would never make it to a class in a school, bringing the

Questions answered on Sharpening - Diamonds are forever

Questions answered on Sharpening - Diamonds are forever

Another question on diamond plates and plate holders. Hi Paul, Please excuse me for asking but having just reviewed your blogs on 'cheap tools' to purchase I didn't see any reference being made to the diamond sharpening plates I've seen you use in your

Questions answered - Don't let finishing stump you

On finishing a project Brian wrote to us on woodworkingmasterclasses this week and strangely enough, while I was finishing off the recent tool chest project I was thinking about how woodworkers are intimidated by finishing. I think that his letter reflects the feelings many people have and you can read

The walking cane video is up

Completing the tool chest has been an exciting stage in our training, and seeing the many skills developed this far has been very gratifying. Today the first walking cane video went up on the woodworkingmasterclasses.com online broadcast. This is a much shorter series than the tool chest but it&

Lee Valley & Veritas Hardware Catalog - A good read-source

Lee Valley & Veritas Hardware Catalog - A good read-source

I received my new Lee Valley and Veritas Hardware Catalog in the mail this week and started to dog-ear the corners of pages to bring different products I thought really ingenious, useful or ideal for a a project like the tool chest we just finished for www.woodworkingmasterclasses.com here.