Paul’s Top Woodworking Tips: Part 1
…his favourites in the hope you find them useful too! Pulling a Plane Sometimes you can’t get your body in the right position to push the plane along the grain,…
…his favourites in the hope you find them useful too! Pulling a Plane Sometimes you can’t get your body in the right position to push the plane along the grain,…
…limited space in your workshop. Overcoming Wild Grain with the Plough Plane When using plough plane in a groove, sometimes you get some contrary grain and the plane will stop…
…taking too much off. You can use a router at this stage if you want to ensure a perfectly parallel surface to the outside face. Match up the tenon with…
…you have a go at the regular housing dado course before moving on to these variations. To make these joints, you will need: Pencil Square Knife Chisel Chisel Hammer Router…
…length Check to see how far you are from your knifewall Plane off any excess with a sharp plane finely set Test to see if the shelf fits into the…
Ensure all your boards have been trued and are square, to see how to do this, see our Truing Stock guide. For this you will need: Pencil Plane Handsaw #80…
Begin by making a platform for your tail piece; clamp your pin piece in the vise (outside face towards you) so that the top is level with a smoothing plane…
…a knifewall around all four sides and cross-cut to length, first creating a step down for your saw. Use a hand plane to clean up the end if you cut…
…and mortise and tenons. To view a video of this exercise, click here. For this exercise, you will need: Plane Knife Square Pencil Two marks are used to identify the…
Spokeshaves are highly versatile woodworking tools used for shaping and smoothing wood. They work similarly to bench planes, the main difference between the two is that bench planes are generally…