Paul SellersBevel up or bevel down chisel work? This question comes up often because for some reason, mainly from school woodworking, kids are taught to remove waste from a housing dado, recess, or other using only the bevel down. In reality, however, we need to be ready to use both or one or the other at different times. I hope that this video will help to show alternative ways and also show just how very versatile the chisel is for various applications.
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When to use Bevel up or Bevel Down with a Chisel | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2021-02-23 | Bevel up or bevel down chisel work? This question comes up often because for some reason, mainly from school woodworking, kids are taught to remove waste from a housing dado, recess, or other using only the bevel down. In reality, however, we need to be ready to use both or one or the other at different times. I hope that this video will help to show alternative ways and also show just how very versatile the chisel is for various applications.
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfTime for Recovery | Paul Sellers Vlog 20Paul Sellers2024-05-03 | At different stages in our lives, we can be impacted by an act of aggressive violence that goes deep into the very soul of our being. It doesn't always need to be toward us - it can be to others too.
This vlog started just after I was attacked by a middle-aged runner. This was because of a brief altercation where he forced two small children and their mother off the official cycle path when he could and should have moved to his rightful lane to allow them to continue on the safety of a designated and mandatory cycleway where they were well protected.
After confronting him very briefly with no raised voice or swearing changed my life through an act of intentional aggression. I want to explain why and some of what resulted in this vlog here.
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It may not be a large project, but creating a ladle from fully kiln-dried hardwoods like sycamore and maple differs from green, uncured wood.
Tougher to carve yes, but there is no shrinkage and no risk of cracking through drying. It is a wonderful project for learning to work with multi-directional grain and to also use gouges and such.
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfPaul using a Hand Plane like a Power Jointer?! #woodworking #diy #shortsPaul Sellers2024-04-18 | Here's a top tip for when dealing with very thin pieces of wood! #handtools #wood #tips #howtoQuick, simple, long-lasting solutions can come in a bottle #woodworking #diy #shortsPaul Sellers2024-04-12 | This is one of my tricks for sealing off fractious surfaces and knots. #handtools #tips #tipsandtricks #woodLets tighten up those saws! #woodworking #handtools #shortsPaul Sellers2024-04-05 | Have you given this a go yourself? #diy #beginners #tools #tips #wood #howtoUse Plywood? Youll wanna know this! #woodworking #diy #shortsPaul Sellers2024-03-28 | Such a simple way of avoiding those splits and tears! #handtools #beginners #tipsandtricks #woodA Nature Work Life | Paul Sellers Vlog 019Paul Sellers2024-03-22 | I like to think of my woodworking as an extension of my interest in nature that began as a young boy in what we called the swamp beyond the estate where I lived in Stockport.
My daily excursions took me in search of newts and frogspawn as well as water snails, sticklebacks, and various bright-winged flyers nestling on Rosebay Willowherb.
My early walks and bike rides take me past the lake that backs onto my garage workshop, so it is a constant draw for me to share the two realms of woodworking and nature with you.
If you're interested in making the Ladle Paul is experimenting with here, sign up for free at woodworkingmasterclasses.com. This series will be released soon!
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfAnother top tip to add to your list! #woodworking #shorts #tipsandtricksPaul Sellers2024-03-15 | When working with thin stock, it can be hard to clamp. So here's a great tip to help you out! #beginners #tips #handtools #diy #woodA great tip to rescue those tears! #woodworking #tipsandtools #shortsPaul Sellers2024-03-08 | Here's a top tip on how to take care of that awkward grain! Result = Perfectly Clean Edges ✔️ #diy #handtools #beginners #howtoA simple tool to soften those sharp corners #woodworking #tipsandtools #shortsPaul Sellers2024-03-01 | To remove the arris we normally use a plane. But for a less risky approach, try using a file and the results will speak for themselves! #woodworkingtips #tips #diyAnother great top tip for you to try when youre next woodworking! #woodworking #tipsandtoolsPaul Sellers2024-02-23 | Give this a go when you're next using your marking gauge and get ready for it to become that much easier! #diy #handtools #beginners
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To make a box from beginning to end and end with a superb result is usually the dream of every new woodworker. We combined the art of woodworking with superb no-frills videography to present a box-making video that takes out the guesswork and inspires you to make your heirloom box.
Though it is lovely to look at, it's far from complicated as we take you step by step through the traditions of dovetailing and box-making. No noise, no fuss, just, complete clarity using a handful of common hand tools.
Almost any wood will work: choose something straight-grained and knot-free to keep things simple. The box is a new design for everyone to learn boxmaking from, so you cannot have seen this elsewhere, and several unique nuances will open your eyes to creating something very special!
Introduction - 00:00 Dovetail Layout - 03:02 Dovetail Clean Up - 35:48 Glueing in Bottom Support Strips - 37:35 Fitting the Lid - 42:00 Cutting the Lid to Length - 46:32 Cutting the Bottom Plywood to Length - 48:26 Making the Handle - 51:02 Glue Up - 01:13:25 Box Clean Up - 01:16:23 Making the Recess for the Handle - 01:24:33 Adding the Screws to the Lid - 01:34:50 Adjustments - 01:52:00 Filing the Screw heads - 02:02:36 Box Finishing - 02:03:48
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfTop Tip Alert! #woodworking #tipsandtools #shortsPaul Sellers2024-02-16 | An easy top tip to follow to give you those great results! Why don't you give this one a go and see for yourself! #handtools #diy #beginnersPlaning out of square? Here’s how to fix it! #shorts #tipsandtools #tricks #handtoolsPaul Sellers2024-02-09 | Sometimes you find yourself planing out of square and are not sure how to fix it! Well, here's the solution! Give it a go yourself. #woodworking #woodworkingtips #diyOnce you have this tool, you have it for life! #woodworking #tipsandtools #shortsPaul Sellers2024-02-02 | Super handy to have if you have saws like this one! #woodworkingtips #tips #woodworkinghacksHouse Update (06) | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2024-01-26 | We thought it was time to have a show-and-tell of what we've achieved over the last three years making our furniture for Sellers' home.
Deciding to do this surprised me because when you see all of the pieces come together in each room, it reminds you of a jigsaw puzzle that might not make much sense until those final pieces fill in the blank spaces and, instead of seeing just a bed or a dining table you see the composition where all the pieces make a whole room with beautiful creations giving the whole picture.
I hope you enjoy watching this, but even more than that, that you feel inspired to start your journey building a houseful of furniture.
If you want to build your very own furniture, all projects are available on woodworkingmasterclasses.com with more to come!
If you're new to woodworking, then head over to commonwoodworking.com for helpful advice, guides and even a few starter projects!
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTf3 Chisel Mortise Method | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2024-01-19 | Sometimes, we avoid simple joinery because we believe it cannot be done well, and efficiently by hand. This mortise, 4" long and 1 1/2" deep by half an inch, took me around seven minutes.
In any hardwood, oak, for instance, it might take a minute longer, but no more. I did this video to show a technique using my mortise guide and a strategic way using three standard chisels and a method.
I am making a bed with eight mortise and tenon joints, and the mortise I chopped here is one of them.
Enjoy real woodworking with me; it doesn't always need to be called work!
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfDid you know this could work better? #woodworking #tips #shortsPaul Sellers2024-01-12 | Tried and tested by Paul Sellers! #woodworkingtips #tips #tricksThree Joints, a Handful of Tools | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2024-01-05 | It was almost 35 years ago when I was about to teach my first woodworking class, and I struggled because what could be taught in a one-day workshop that would have any value?
I agonised for two weeks, and one day it came to me; with three joints and a handful of hand tools, you can make just about any furniture piece you care to name.
Since then, I have used this basic tenet to teach and train hundreds of thousands of woodworkers, just like you. It's still working! --------------------
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfPerfect for those sticky situations! #shorts #woodworking #woodworkingtipsPaul Sellers2023-12-29 | These spatulas are perfect to have around when gluing up a project! Easy to make, store and use! #woodworkinghacks #tips #diyChristmas Message 2023 | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-12-24 | We close each year at Christmas time to rest and enjoy the people we care for, work with, and live with, and that is my intention over the Christmas and New Year period.
I hope that you celebrate the peace that Christmas means, especially this year, as this season comes to a close and we welcome the New Year.
I will be thinking of everyone out there, so I hope you all have a blessed Christmas! --------------------
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfA Handy Update Video | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-12-20 | We don't always realise the full value of something, and we almost lose it or indeed lose it. My hands are now free of the Dupuytren's contraction I have had for a couple of decades now, and they are fully functional too.
It's been a month since I had the procedures, one to each hand, and I wanted you all to know it was a complete success, and I barely missed more than a few days of work.
Thank you all for your prayers and well-wishing. It feels so good to be complete again! --------------------
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfDrawer Joinery Explained | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-12-15 | We should never take too much for granted, especially when it comes to which joints are used for this or that.
If no one has explained the reasoning behind drawer joint choices, this simple video will help. Drawers take a lot of stresses and strains, and the dovetail joint is the signature joint of drawers and boxes. But did you know that a housing dado can also improve the functionality of a drawer?
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfDid you know this? 😮🥄 #tips #lifehacks #shortsPaul Sellers2023-12-08 | Not one of Paul's normal, fab, woodworking hacks, but it was just too good not to share! Did you know you could do this?Jointing on a Bandsaw | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-12-01 | This bandsaw hack is one you have never seen before because I invented it.
Planing dead flat for hand planing or power planing can take time, but this bandsaw method takes only a few short minutes to do, and you are on your way to your work faster than blinking. --------------------
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For over 20 years, I have had a contraction on a finger of each hand that prevents the fingers from straightening, and so far, it has not restricted my work, but one day, it will if I don't take some action now. I have decided it is time to have some work done by a surgeon specialising in this disease who believes she can help me, so this video explains what I am proposing.
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfYou’ll wanna know this to avoid such a simple mistake! #tooltips #woodworking #shortsPaul Sellers2023-11-10 | Give this top tip a go! It'll help you to avoid those annoying splits! #woodworkingtipsA great tip to get the right amount of glue, every time! #handtools #shortsPaul Sellers2023-11-03 | A great way of getting the right amount of glue on to your plugs every time! Try it for yourself and see what you think! #woodworking #woodworkingtipsYou’ll wish you knew this sooner! #woodworking #shortsPaul Sellers2023-10-27 | A perfect tip to help you become more efficient when working! Try it for yourself and reap the benefits! 🙌 #handtools #paulsellersBroom Handle = Rasp ✅ #woodworkingtips #shorts #handtoolsPaul Sellers2023-10-20 | Sometimes, you need to get creative with what you have, to get the job done. #woodworking #woodworkingtoolsHow to Sharpen and Set up a No.80 Scraper | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-10-06 | The #80 cabinet scraper handles the wildest grain, but because of its name, it is also one of those misunderstood tools with misunderstood sharpening.
In this video, I walk you through the most unique sharpening method there is for any woodworking hand tool. Once you learn how to sharpen and set up this tool, you'll be able to refine any hard and dense-grained wood surface you will ever encounter, bar none.
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfMaking a Dovetail Guide | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-09-22 | Often, we woodworkers make boxes the same size over and over again, especially if or when we sell them. I designed this dovetail guide to replicate the same-sized dovetails to the four corners of the box we make and make dozens of boxes if we have a batch production run of them.
You need to lay out only once, no matter how many dovetails you make and the dovetails will even be interchangeable. Additionally, you can vary the dovetail sizes proportionally by sliding the workpiece up and down the guide for larger or smaller dovetails too.
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfJust wait for it... #shorts #illusionPaul Sellers2023-09-15 | Who knew humidity could create such an illusion! This star started out dead flat, but the atmosphere had other plans… #handtools #woodworking #diyVice-held End-grain Guide | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-08-25 | It's true. Sometimes an idea should always be shared, and this is one I just had to tell you about.
I know that shooting boards work well, but for end-grain planing with added security vice-held stock and the guide, you add solidity and comfort.
This one has no equal. You don't have to believe me because in ten minutes and from scraps, you can make your own and check it out for yourself.
Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfGet that surface pristine with this tip! #shortsPaul Sellers2023-08-18 | Awkward grain stopping you from getting to that smooth surface? Well look no further! Here's the hack for you! Give it a go yourself!Did you know you could do this? #shortsPaul Sellers2023-08-11 | Check out this hack!!Wow this is so easy! #shortsPaul Sellers2023-08-04 | Don't forget to sharpen up! No excuses when it's this easy!Did you know this is adjustable? #shortsPaul Sellers2023-07-28 | Did you know that the no.80 cabinet scraper is adjustable? Well now you do!Did you know this? #shortsPaul Sellers2023-07-21 | Did you know you can use the no.80 Cabinet Scraper to get you those smooth results for when the Plane can't quite get it? If not then give it a go and see what you think!This is so quick and easy to do! #shortsPaul Sellers2023-07-14 | Paul has been sharpening his scissors this way for over 50 years! So it must be good right?
Why don’t you give it a go?Woodworking is all about strategy! Look at those shavings 😍 #shortsPaul Sellers2023-06-30 | The scraper is one of the best tools for dealing with those knotty areas of wood! Why don't you give it a try next time you come across any tear out!Sharpening a Chisel in under a Minute | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-06-15 | I see more and more options for sharpening a chisel and yet, with no mechanical means at all, I go from a chisel, I have dulled to surgically sharp in about a minute or less.
The fact is I never need to use a grinding wheel, and I was taught to sharpen by the masters of sharpening in my apprenticeship days 58 years ago which I have never strayed from because I found every other option too slow and, dare I say it, DULL and time consuming no matter which method or which machine!
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfBench Height Explained | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-06-02 | What has made 'establishing your bench height' confusing and more complicated is the over-abundance of online information based on little, if anything, more than opinions. It's not scientific and neither can anyone else determine your bench height for you because many factors determine the best bench height for each individual.
Most theories out there are little more than opinions, so I put this video out to try to counter some of the erroneous information. I hope it helps, and you need to experiment just a little to get it right for you. --------------------
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfSash Clamp Extension | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-05-19 | We all need longer clamps from time to time, especially when it comes to long tables, beds, and the like. I love my lightweight aluminium clamps and they lend themselves to a simple option for creating longer clamps from shorter ones.
This video will take out the mystery and deliver a totally practical option for you at almost zero cost. Keeping life simple is always difficult but this option is doable in a matter of minutes. --------------------
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfEdge of a board out of square? Heres how to fix it ✅ #shortsPaul Sellers2023-05-12 | Squaring the edge of a board is easier once you know how!Chip Carving with a Gouge| Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-05-05 | Starting carving usually begins with a simple project, and this flower will get you started. Once you have done this, you can create a wide range of other decorative carvings and add them to your woodworking projects, pieces like box lids and picture frames. Enjoy! --------------------
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfSimple tricks of the trade that just make sense! #shortsPaul Sellers2023-04-28 | Here's a simple trick to make sure that your glass stays sparkling! ✨Making A Quick Rebate | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-04-21 | Life can be simple with a few hand skills and a handful of very ordinary woodworking hand tools. Watch me and see if you couldn't do this yourself. We try to make everything as simple as we can, and I don't think this could be simpler.
Enjoy, and start making for a better life!
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Pinterest- http://bit.ly/35X5uTfWhat Does A Smoothing Plane Do? | Paul SellersPaul Sellers2023-04-07 | We live in an age when fewer and fewer people will ever use a hand plane and may never even see one in use. This super-short video shows how and why we woodworkers still use and rely on hand planes today. They are fast and effective and they reduce the need for sandpaper too because the wood comes out super-smooth and level. --------------------
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