The garden is of primary interest beyond but including my woodworking. Roughly that translates into garden growing boxes, in-ground planting, fruit beds newly planted and of course harvest time. My winter project is my new greenhouse. It’s going in and up and the superstructure sitting on top of the deck I put in place over…
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Show Notes coming soon.
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To all of my family and friends in the USA and then too those around the globe. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving day! I love and appreciate each and every one of you! Be blessed in your thankfulness and love for one another!
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The weeks pass with surprising speed and I build every day. Truth is, there are but a few days when I didn’t make and that’s been throughout my 55 years full-time woodworking and furniture making. Maybe 30 days off sick in the whole time too. I take only short breaks, breathers really, and rarely eat…
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Show notes coming soon.
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Finishing my projects seems always to open up new possibilities. Between now and Christmas my plans are many and diverse. Planning becomes more important as there are only so many hours in a day, so much energy available to me and of course spending relief time is critical. Mostly my relief is in the work…
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00:00:33 – Welcome to the Woodworking Morning Show
00:00:58 – Thanks to our new Patreon subscribers and YouTube Members!
00:01:42 – Breadboard video
00:04:05 – End Table guild project coming soon!
00:05:28 – Mail time! Thank you lower48.org!
00:06:14 – What’s the easiest way to measure dimensions with angles?
00:07:28 – Where did you purchase hardwood when you lived in Arizona?
00:09:15 – Can you resaw on table saws?
00:10:30 – What kind of epoxy do you use for stabilizing boards?
00:13:10 – How do you handle batching when making furniture?
00:15:00 – Are you still a fan of ClearVue Cyclones?
00:16:50 – Can you seal in colored epoxy with Shellac?
00:17:50 – What’s a good species to practice hand cutting dovetails?
00:22:15 – Can you take away the sheen from a glossy finish?
00:24:46 – What should the grain orientation be for a shoulder vice?
00:26:00 – Have you ever used 3M Cubitron sandpaper?
00:27:23 – Will there be a guild meeting this month?
00:28:05 – Do you think some of the jigs out there for turning table legs is safe?
00:30:00 – How can you keep a tabletop flat without a breadboard end?
00:32:30 – What’s the current woodworking trend online?
00:35:09 – Which major power tool could you do without?
00:36:20 – Would you pick a radial arm saw over a sliding compound miter saw?
00:37:45 – How think and deep would you make mortise tenons for casework with 3/4″ stock?
00:39:10 – What’s your biggest pet peeve about YouTube?
00:44:48 – What’s the best way to paint after assembly?
00:49:18 – Why are you fidgeting with a card scraper?
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I finished my toolbox yesterday and gave it the colour is deserved by applying my favourite wood finish, clear shellac. Despite what anyone say about shellac, it’s still the best surface treatment and protection I can find for many if not most projects. People tell me it’s no good for dining tables and I might…
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The saying goes that ‘good fences make good neighbours!’ Often this is to save disputes as to who’s cattle or sheep are on who’s land, who’s kids are in who’s yard, and who’s dog is making what mess on who’s lawn. In woodworking, it usually to do with the fence on a tablesaw or bandsaw.…
Read the full post Changed Fence on Paul Sellers' Blog.
It is quite coincidental that I have been reviewing images of the White House pieces I designed and made for the Cabinet Room of the White House. I decided several weeks ago to write the story behind building them and what it took to develop the idea and then deliver them to the White House…
Read the full post A White House Design on Paul Sellers' Blog.
My next Q&A will be at 14:00 (GMT) on Thursday 12th November 2020. This time Joseph will be joining me so feel free to submit your questions for me or him, or both of us! We’ll do our best to answer as many as we can. If you’d like to submit a question you can do so using…
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Show notes coming soon.
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…and No Other? “Dear Mr. Sellers,Let me ask a disruptive question. You say “The bandsaw features highly in resizing my stock. It speeds up the process”.I have been reading your blog for a few months and I’m really surprised regarding the consistency between you general argumentation against machines and your use of the bandsaw, that…
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Our final counts are in! We have 51 builds and 6 build videos! We rounded up and made a donation of $1000 to St. Jude. Taking our total well over our goal of $10,000! Amazing work everyone! Be sure to check out the builds below or view the playlist of submitted videos!
Thank you to everyone that participated in the build and the auctions! We couldn’t have done it without you!!
You can still donate here!
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