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Here are the blanket chest plans. I admit, these were much harder to design than I expected. The project isn't that complex, but there are a lot of steps and details.
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After much anticipation, the 6-board chest video is done. This is one of my most ambitious videos ever. It contains over 150 clips of film, dozens of historical images, and WAY...
2021-01-30 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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I just finished this blanket-chest and I wanted you all to get the first look. (Really the first; my wife hasn't even seen it yet.)
There are more pictures and a discussi...
2021-01-26 13:38:40 +0000 UTC View Post
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I’m close to finishing a lovely, early American blanket chest. So close, in fact, that it was almost the subject of this week’s video. But the whole project is assembled with nai...
2021-01-23 12:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm sorry! I totally forgot to post these. They've been up on the plan archive 2021-01-16 13:14:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week, we're developing a new physical product: a kit for my turning saws. I'd like to sell this kit to new woodworkers so they can have access to this great tool a...
2021-01-16 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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2021 is here! Let's start it off with a low-cost tool you can makin in your shop!
People often ask me where they can find a good jointer plane for shooting edges an...
2021-01-09 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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The plans are done and I'm delighted to post them for my Patrons. This is really a quick project. I had the benefit of having an original winding stick to start with, but these...
2020-12-23 14:01:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week, we have a lovely little project: Andre Roubo's winding sticks. They're very different than the ones you're probably used to, but they're easy to make and they don't ...
2020-12-19 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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People are always asking me about cheap chisels for their woodwork and I think I've found some. These might be the famous Aldi chisels that everyone loves but are never in-stoc...
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Many of you probably know Anne Briggs, who makes content under the name Anne of All...
2020-12-11 14:09:55 +0000 UTC View Post
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Forged From Wood Returns!!!!
My least-popular series is back for more absurd wooden weapon mayhem! I make a toy weapon for my nephew every year and this time, he asked fo...
2020-12-05 12:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome to Vise Squad #3! This week, I'm looking at the twin screw vice used by the famous Dominy craftsmen of Long Island.
It's an odd beast, simple in desig...
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As promised, I'm trying a new live-stream today at 2:30 pm EST. I'll be answering questions about Stanley planes and talking to everyone in the chat. I know it's late notice, b...
2020-11-25 17:55:27 +0000 UTC View Post
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Many of you have asked for a shop tour for some time now. I haven't done it because my shop was so messy and disorganized that I was embarrassed to have it on camera. Well, mig...
2020-11-21 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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A recent discussion over on the Discourse got me thinking ...
2020-11-14 12:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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There’s been a great deal of interest in the plastic vise. I thought the community would enjoy a more detailed picture. So, I laid the whole thing out on my scanner and took a high...
2020-11-09 14:04:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome to the second installment of Vise Squad!
This week, I'm looking at the almost-forgotten plastic vise once sold by Sears and Roebuck. These vises were sold ...
2020-11-07 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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If you saw my latest video on the Advanced Shooting Board, then you know it was a collaboration with 2020-11-04 13:19:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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2020-11-02 12:29:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week, I'm teaming up with a surprise guest to bring you a totally re-vamped shooting board design. If you're sawing boards by hand, you need a good shooting board...
2020-10-31 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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This video has been years in the making. From the very start of my woodworking, more than 10 years ago, I had heard about the mysterious “infill planes” of Scotland and Great Bri...
2020-10-24 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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I recently figured something out. The cast iron face vise (what most of us think of as just a "vise") has some serious limitations. For years, this thing has been the only game...
2020-10-17 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm delighted to post a ton of free plans today. First up is this week's Turning Saw. This plan came out great and even has a printable template for making the arms. I'm also i...
2020-10-14 12:28:40 +0000 UTC View Post
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Lots of people enjoyed the fancy turning saw I made with the great Uri Tuchman. Many other people have urged me to make a simpler version that anyone can make (without having a...
2020-10-10 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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The book is off the the publisher (thank God), and I'm back to making videos!
For a while now, I've wanted better options for hand-tool woodworkers who want to use a brac...
2020-10-03 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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As the whirlwind of book-writing draws to a close, I'm taking a tour of every project in my new book. After working on this book for over a year, it's fun to get everything tog...
2020-09-25 19:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
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This is a whole new direction for the channel!
I found this 19th Century table and it's totally handmade. There's SO much to see in the tool-marks, the timber choi...
2020-09-19 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post