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Do you have kids? Are they starting school during this pandemic? I do and boy, it's crazy in my house. Things are so crazy that I didn't finish a "normal" video this week.
But don't worry, I have a video just for m...
2020-09-12 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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Do you ever get confused about saws? Do you hear descriptions of saws and get flustered? Well, I can take some of the mystery out of these tools with this week's video.
I'll explain which saws you sharpen and which...
2020-09-05 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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I've been having such fun getting outside and doing simple builds that I decided to build a traditional milking stool outside with just the Chopping Block and the Low Japanese Sawhorses.
This seemed like a great wa...
2020-08-29 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week, we're continuing on with our back-to-basics projects. I'm always thinking about work-surfaces and this week, I got the idea to make a chopping-block for the shop. But then, I thought of some simple hacks to turn thi...
2020-08-22 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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A few weeks ago, a viewer emailed me to say that he'd bought a Lie Nielsen handplane and it wouldn't cut. This seemed odd, to say the least, but he also wanted to send me the plane to diagnose.
I could not say no.&...
2020-08-15 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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I almost forgot to put up the Japanese Sawhorse plans. They're attached to this post and all the plans are in the Plan Archive: ht...
2020-08-13 12:30:53 +0000 UTC View Post
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Our brother in the craft A1BASE has been hosting some exciting community challenge projects over on the Discourse Forum. His first was a handy single dovetail and the community responded with some excellent exampl...
2020-08-11 14:54:27 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm a bit nostalgic for the early days of Woodwork for Humans. You know, back when we used to take a hatchet and a saw and make something cool. Well, let's get back to it!
This week, we're making super-handy Japanese saw...
2020-08-08 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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You know what I don't cover enough? Sharpening. It's a core skill, but it's not as fun or interesting as a lot of other topics.
I finally decided to make a sharpening video because I see so many people struggling w...
2020-08-01 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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When you're buying, making, and restoring tools, you are going to need to replace some handles. Axes, hatchets, and hammers often come with great heads and terrible handles. Luckily, making handles isn't hard. If you ...
2020-07-25 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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I've made a lot of videos about planes, but you know what I still get the most questions about? Yup; planes.
You know why? Stanley made too many of the darn things! Even if you just look at the Bailey Pattern bench...
2020-07-18 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Here are the free plans for the Early American Cupboard. I think this is the biggest and most ambitious set of plans I've ever done for a single piece. I hope you enjoy them. YOU all make things like this possible.
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You've all followed the odyssey of my kitchen cupboard; the 2-week project that got stretched over 5 ridiculous weeks because of Covid and a million other things. I was watching over the videos for that build and I realized th...
2020-07-11 11:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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The turning saw auction has begun! All proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Patrons get the first shot at this charity auction.
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This was a rough one! There were mistakes and setbacks and my own damn insecurities getting in my way, but I pushed through and the end result really is something. I'll keep it brief here because the story is in the vide...
2020-07-04 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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A couple of months ago, I arranged a collaboration with the amazing Uri Tuchman. If you haven’t seen his work, I insist you go check out his 2020-07-01 17:58:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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I am BACK from vacation and I'm totally rested....actually, I'm still pretty tired, but the work keeps me going.
This week, I finished the kitchen cabinet that's been in my videos for the last 6 or 7 weeks. To top ...
2020-06-27 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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I know I said I was taking a week off, but this one's been in the works for a while. It's not a regular video; it's more like a little welcome for people who sign up for Fabrication First, my newsletter. When you sign up, this...
2020-06-20 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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I have the best Patrons. Not one of you asked me about these plans, even though they were done yesterday and should have been posted. I just got busy and forgot.
The plans are attached to this post and they're also...
2020-06-18 12:38:24 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week, we're expanding our collection of homemade tools with this Japanese cutting gauge. This handy little tool lets you mark a line AND cut it deeply at the same time, eliminating the need for a second knife cut. It's a ...
2020-06-13 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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If you've bought ANY old woodwork tools, you've heard the name Bedrock. It was Stanley's premium line and the basis for some of today's most expensive planes. The Bedrock name is spoken in hushed and reverent tones....except w...
2020-06-06 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post(*This feature article will appear in my newsletter, Fabrication First, but Patrons get it before everyone else. This is basically the whole newsletter, so if you're a Patron, there isn't much reason to subscribe to Fab First.)
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Many of us want to cap off our furniture projects with decorative moldings, but these can be expensive to buy or difficult to make. Whether you're a hand-tool or a machine-tool person, you're going to need a lot of specialized...
2020-05-30 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Here are your free plans for the miter box and shooting board from this week's video. You make them possible so I hope you enjoy them!
On another note, please excuse me if I'm late responding to comments and messages. Ge...
2020-05-27 18:29:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'll admit, things went a little sideways this week. I set out to make trim for my cupboard project, but part-way through, I got sidetracked by the need to make good mitered corners. This leg to jig-making and jig-refining and...
2020-05-23 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
Patreon was recently ordered to start collecting local sales tax in some jurisdictions for some benefits. There's no way to avoid this, but Patreon does allow creators to adjust settings to make the tax burden as low as possib...
2020-05-21 15:36:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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I promised it and now it's time to deliver!
When I reviewed the cheap Spear and Jackson tenon saw a few weeks ago, I was unimpressed (to put it mildly), but I had a feeling we could re-make this tool into something...
2020-05-16 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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Sometimes, I just want to mess with tools and not even bother actually making furniture. I love the adventure of a good build or restoration: the setbacks, the sudden surprising wins. It's all a thrill.
I'm already...
2020-05-12 13:06:26 +0000 UTC View Post
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Are you having trouble keeping up with projects AND homeschooling your kids? I am! Some days, it's all I can do to get into the shop and knock out an hour of work. I've learned to be efficient in ways I never imagined.&n...
2020-05-09 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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If you read my most recent post on the "Mother Tools," then you know I'm looking to expand the Woodwork for Humans toolkit by finding 4 or 5 affordable tools that can be used to make furniture AND make other tools.