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This week, I'm trying out just about the cheapest plane I can find online. Well, the cheapest that has all the features, like a double-iron and good adjusters.
You ...
2019-06-29 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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All woodworkers seem to think that you NEED a black plane for fine woodworking. I thought so, too. Until, a few weeks ago, I went to grab my block plane and found it covered wi...
2019-06-22 11:13:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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You might have noticed the Electronic music I used in my last video. This track was composed by my friend Alex Larson, and he's graciously allowed me to give the track away as ...
2019-06-17 12:33:45 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Viking Shield is live!
As always, let me know what you think of the process and the product. I'm always interested in Patron feedback.
Happy Father's Day to all...
2019-06-16 15:43:53 +0000 UTC View Post
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I really enjoy the Forged From Wood series, and I get SUCH good suggestions from ...
2019-06-14 18:47:41 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
Here are the plans from the recent Marking Gauge Build. I think these are my best yet, but I'll let you be the judge.
I hope little giveaways like this underscore j...
2019-06-10 23:18:23 +0000 UTC View Post
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Do you have a good marking gauge? Do you need one?
Good news: I've designed an built a simple and very effective marking gauge that can be made from wood scraps and...
2019-06-08 19:24:41 +0000 UTC View Post
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Woodwork for Humans returns and I'm filling up your tool tote with cheap and effective tools!
Everyone needs a marking gauge, but commercial models are either very expens...
2019-06-07 12:18:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hoo-Boy!
This one was a handful. The project was challenging, the filming was tricky, and the edit was...painful. But I really think it came out in the end.
Many of you have prais...
2019-06-02 17:35:23 +0000 UTC View Post
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To celebrate the paperback release of _One Week to Woodturning_, I decided to do an ambitions turning video.
This is a 16th century Hungarian mace. I copied it from...
2019-06-01 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I used to play in a great band. I played in a lot of bands in my 20s, but one sticks out. We were real...
2019-05-31 11:10:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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As I've slowly been upgrading my gear, I've realized that I built my YouTube channel on some EXTREMELY basic equipment. I cannot believe I go so far with so little. So I decide...
2019-05-25 18:23:47 +0000 UTC View Post
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It's a big day over here. I'm officially de-commissioning my old Cannon Vixia camcorder. It didn't break (which is a miracle) but I did get a new and much better camera (the Pa...
2019-05-23 16:50:26 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
This morning, I sent out the "free plans" and then attached the wrong file. Honestly, Wednesdays are a pretty rough day for me. Anyway, here are the actual plans. I'm going to ...
2019-05-22 20:12:46 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
Here are the plans for your shop-made try-squares. I've got two versions: hand-cut and laminated and of course, the plans are in Imperial and Metric. Make it YOUR way. 2019-05-22 10:40:24 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm really happy to bring you this video on shop-made squares. It exemplifies all the things I try to bring to the table: self-reliance, tool-making, keeping costs down, reusin...
2019-05-18 16:47:13 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week is going by quicker than most. I guess that's a good thing because so much interesting stuff is going on. Next week, I'll be a guest blogger on the excellent wo...
2019-05-17 10:50:03 +0000 UTC View Post
So, Vince Mitchell just asked about the reject pics from my recent thumb. We must have taken 30 shots to get one good one. Here are some of the better shots that ended up on the cutting-room floor....
2019-05-16 10:47:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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He's my complete breakdown of all the squares you're likely to encounter in your woodworking. Any square is better than no square, but there are real differences between all th...
2019-05-11 12:09:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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Last week's tool tote project reinforced the necessity of a good square in woodworking. I hate to say it, but a speed square just won't cut it.
Of course, even if y...
2019-05-09 22:52:24 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
I'm delighted to send out the plans for my recent One Board Tool tote video. These are free for Patrons.
I intend to do more plans in the future and many of them wi...
2019-05-08 10:46:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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There's STILL a back-hoe in my front yard, but the work goes on.
Today, I bring you the One Board Tool Tote. I planned this project very carefully and I'm quite ple...
2019-05-04 14:49:33 +0000 UTC View Post
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I hope you all had a great week. Me, I've got a back-hoe and a giant hole in my front yard, so it's wild times over here.
Anyway, I got to spend last weekend at Spring Ma...
2019-05-03 13:27:54 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
I just realized that I haven't been doing these sneak peaks in a while. You're the ones making this content possible, so you should get a look ahead.
This week, I'm...
2019-05-01 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm just back from Spring make and...wow. I don't think my channel or my business will ever be the same. More stories about all that in the days ahead.
I also have ...
2019-04-28 12:54:12 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm just back from Spring Make and...wow. I don't think my channel or my business will ever be the same. Hopefully, I'll be able to bring you some more stories about the confer...
2019-04-28 12:47:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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The $30 bench is done and it's AMAZING. With this humble pile of 2x4s and a couple of dowels and wedges, you can hold any piece of work imaginable, and all without a traditiona...
2019-04-20 23:42:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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While I was with Tim Cunningham last week, he graciously agreed to do an exclusive video just for my Patrons. In this clip, we go over your options for quality smithing hammers...
2019-04-17 14:34:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week we take little detour and visit with Tim Cunningham, a professional blacksmith and smithing teacher in Cleveland. Tim runs a thriving business with the most minimal g...
2019-04-13 23:29:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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We built it. Now we need to flatten it.
The $30 workbench is great, but it needs to be flat to be really useful. Let's make that happen. Grab one plane (even a cheap one ...
2019-04-06 13:47:02 +0000 UTC View Post