Hand Tools
Filing and Cleaning Hinges
Are you looking for a way to instantly increase the perceived value of your boxes and cabinets? This tutorial will show you how. (Hint: It’s not as simple as polishing them)
December 2, 2020 No Comments
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Rob isn’t a woodworker by any means. Instead he’s learnt to play various musical instruments and taught piano to all ages around Surrey. 5 years ago he began his own videography business. Today he is the test dummy for the online school projects.
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Hand Tools
How to Use a Marking Gauge Correctly
Surprisingly, of all the tools that my students use, the marking gauge seems to be the one that causes the most issues to begin with. Why is this?
December 2, 2020 No Comments
Projects
Tool List for the Cabinet Project
This list compiles all of the tools that you will need to complete the cabinet project! All buttons will take you to my page on Kit where you can read more of my thoughts on the tool and purchase it if you want to.
November 3, 2020 No Comments
Hand Tools
How to Cut a Lapped Dovetail Joint
In this video, I show you how to cut a Lapped Dovetail entirely by hand. This joint is perfect when you want to mechanical strength of a dovetail, but don’t necessarily want endgrain showing. Drawer front being a great example of this.
November 2, 2020 No Comments
Hand Tools
How to Cut a Mortice and Tenon Joint
In this video, I show you how to cut a haunched Mortice and Tenon Joint entirely by hand. This is a very strong joint to use on chairs, door frames, and table legs. However it can also be applied to many other applications too.
November 2, 2020 No Comments
Hand Tools
How to Cut a Bridle Joint
In this video, I show you how to cut a bridle joint by hand. This is a beautiful joint when done well as is also incredibly versatile.
November 2, 2020 No Comments
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