The Hancock Shaker Village in western Massachusetts is a museum where visitors can see the simple, practical furniture designed by the Christian sect centuri...
Boggs designed this wood rail bender, which does the work that normally requires two or three people. To prepare wood for bending, he uses a steam box contai...
I have been wanting to make a video on plane blade sharpening for some time now. I know the 20 minute video format we chose just doesn’t leave room for the whole story. The last time I taught a workshop on sharpening was a two-week sharpening basics class at Penland and there still wasn’t enough time to cover everything I wanted to teach.
So for this video, I picked out one aspect where I have seen students struggle without knowing what the struggle was. I am speaking, of course, about the burr or wire edge.
Eliminating the burr that forms with most sharpening techniques can be frustrating. After all, even a microscopic burr can spoil a blade’s performance. So how do you deal with something too small to see?
In this video, I introduce some techniques for creating a burr-free edge that will stay sharp as long as the blade you’re sharpening can possibly hold an edge. And once you understand what’s happening at the edge, you’ll be able to hone in on the problem quickly.
In upcoming videos, I’ll shed light on lots more finer points, but I think you’ll find this one a good motivator to start improving your sharpening process.
Paul Sellers teaches woodworking online, in classes and in books. On his YouTube channel, you will find woodworking videos and instruction. Paul Sellers' channel is where he shares his woodworking experience. The woodworking videos what you can do with wood and help you to achieve better results.
Find out what goes on at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking and what Marc likes the most about his team. Listen in as he explains why someone should take a...
Ben Rawlinson - Bespoke Furniture Maker at The Goodlife Centre
5.1 Ben Rawlinson is a maker of bespoke fine furniture. His workshop is within The Goodlife Centre and it’s always a pleasure to see him working on an upcoming p...
This installment of the 5 P's of Furniture Design series is all about how to design furniture that is well-proportioned; the way it was back in the day. Link...
I got a viewer request that wasn't too pushy asking if maybe I could make a video about my woodworking/furniture making book recommendations. This is that v...
This is the final installment of the 5 P's of Furniture Design video series, covering Positioning and Preservation, as well as wrapping up the series nice an...
The 3rd installment of the 5 P's of furniture design covers Palette and Projection, and yes, I did change the name of the series halfway in, because I'm a pr...