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I really enjoyed that, drawers that judder and sticky tambours are thesignature of solid wood. These guys are well trained though.

Im of a similar mind tbh jacob. To the point i would avoid putting dovetails on something as i find them somehow against what i love...

I agree on all the above but i much prefer a rip blade in a general purpose saw say 24 tooth. Of course if your doing cross cuts on...

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Jacob its not that lulu james i think theres 2 a lady and a lad.

There are 2 courses near me, one is in a converted cowshed one day hand tool stuff. One is in the old spode works and in one course he...

Gravitas seems unnecessary doing a one day course but when your paying you demand to be taught the simplest things by a grand master. In...

Its a tricky thing to do well. Ive always found the best craft teachers are the most critical and literally demand your best work. But...

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I recall an article in fine woodworking call " build a housefull of doors" it used 4 biscuits in each corner! Whwn biscuits are...

Any serious user would attest to the efficacy of wooden scrubs without a pkaner. Hence id suggest the uses of planes in prep seriously...

I prefer fiddes hard wax to osmo these days. But rubio is well thought of and expensive. Varnish is a bit old school these days. Oils...

I look at this tradition as what may have happened had we not been so influenced by metal bodied planes from the US. Remember 100 years...

The old steel tended to rust badly having little chromium content. But an axe can be ground both sides so will live again! Wrought iron...

Im being inundated with marketing for these guys. It seems its 2 recent rycotewood graduates doing short (upto 4 days) handtool courses...