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Why a Bandsaw...

...and No Other? "Dear Mr. Sellers, Let me ask a disruptive question. You say “The bandsaw features highly in resizing my stock. It speeds up the process”. I have been reading your blog for a few months and I’m really surprised regarding the consistency between you general argumentation

Toolbox Build Update

Toolbox Build Update

In making my toolbox design I have made two side by side. The mahogany one is made from a vintage dining table that would not be suitable for any home for a few reasons and not the least of which was user damage resulting in broken joints. The wood in

Update on My Book- Essential Woodworking Hand Tools

Update on My Book- Essential Woodworking Hand Tools

My Book, Essential Woodworking Hand Tools, is now out of stock everywhere, but thankfully it is in the process of being printed as we speak! We are expecting new stock in a few weeks so, at least to begin with, the only place to buy it will be directly from

Making My Way

Making My Way

I'm currently in the middle of making two toolboxes, to replicate the building of one completed by Joseph and I in 2003. It's not a small amount of work to make two in tandem, but necessary in the preparation of the video work we need. I

Hannah, Sketches, Life, Work

Hannah, Sketches, Life, Work

Hannah is a detail person. She's focussed on different points of view and made sketches of where she intended and intends to go. This is her first real, independent furniture design and I thought you should see it. Please remember that this work was all handwork and includes

Vlog #18 Went Up Today!

People often tell me not to do anything other than woodworking. You know, not have opinions, thoughts, musings and ponderings. They're a bit dull because they want me to be like them, controlling! I'm not a videographer because I don't craft the videos, they

Perfecting Skilled Work

Perfecting Skilled Work

My plans for the future of hand tool woodworking haven't changed very much through three decades thus far. My time is not yet done and I write, sketch, build and create with the perpetuation of my handcraft in mind all the time. New developments in hobby realms include