General workshop safety topics, including protective equipment, machine guards, safe work habits, and following tool instructions.
This video is part 1 of a 6 part course: Gearing Up For Chair Making: Pt 1 Look out for a new part every Thursday – Don’t forget to subscribe! Follow on YouTube My goal for this course is to equip you with the knowledge and tools to design & build your own chairs from…
Often the sharpest tool in the box is the problem. Or so I keep telling myself. In this video I go off on-one about the wonders of the blunt chisel and some of its benefits. A boring old tool like, but once you’ve had a feel it’ll become a fundamental tool. Once you’ve got the…
It stopped raining long enough yesterday for me to hack away at a cherry log in preparation for my demonstration/presentation at the Hand Tool Haven event. Early tomorrow morning, I’ll drive the mere 50 miles to Butler, PA with some … Continue reading →
Forty-five years at the lathe without a serious injury, one bad second on the table saw, and the saw I should have owned twenty years ago.
Watch more insights for working by hand. We’ve revamped our membership website and have begun a new routine of adding monthly bonus content! In this video I wanted to address a question that I’ve received about my reason for using a gent’s saw to cut dovetails. Of course that led me on a few tangents…
Download the PDF Plan Join me for a simple build using only basic hand tools and hopefully pick up on a few tips and tricks along the way. These bench trays are great for storing all of the little bits and tools that you might have rolling around on your workbench top. All dimensions are…
I can’t be the first to point out to you that the weather’s doing its thing and it’s really feeling like the time to start getting cosy.Usually I’d be panicking about being behind, like the year’s got away from me, but for once it’s lovely to be feeling in sync. Sort of. I’m over the…
In this issue, Chris we celebrate the end of the Woodworker’s Journal Weekly. Thank you for everything! The post Thanks From All of Us! appeared first on Woodworking | Blog | Videos | Plans | How To.
In this issue, Chris finds that simple is better, making cabinet panels, spruce up your kitchen and plans for a hidden bed and space saving workbench. The post Design Quietly and Simply appeared first on Woodworking | Blog | Videos | Plans | How To.
