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there you go - having finished my impassioned defence of paid content, RM has just released a new video series and its free! D_W you may be interested to know it is about making a laminated wooden plane (you can read his brief intro for why he did this rather than the trad approach). cheers...

agreed, and the other not so obvious benefit is that you are getting (paying for) a consistent and structured approach. I do understand the value and desire to sustain the generous sharing of information for free (after all it is exactly that inclination that results in forums like this) but...

I have been thinking about putting one or two shelves in one end of mine (also to hold sharpening stuff etc). I know that a shelf would not do much for your drawer making skills, but is there any reason in particular for wanting drawers?

I am all for the free sharing of information, but I also recognise that good, well presented info takes a lot of effort to create. We have the same discussion regularly over here about the future of journalism - my view is that the current trend (and probable eventual dominance) of...

The bridle joint guides are obviously optional, but are simple to make. Despite that I managed to balls up the first set - the errors at least meant I learned how they worked and the second set were done much quicker as a result. There are plenty of details on the guides in the video series...

many thanks - I don't recall him mentioning that, although I may have missed it. You may have to remind me again nearer the time!

I wouldn't want to deter anyone from buying the video where they are explained in detail (well worth the money!) but you can get the gist of it from the introduction here: http://www.theenglishwoodworker.com/new ... le-guides/

funnily enough earlier today I did my first couple of test bridle joints - one was a bit of a cheat as I used a jig, but the first one I did from scratch. I can tell you with the upmost confidence that I would not have passed the Barnsley Workshop speed test for the second one :) (although...

apologies I was not very clear, I did not mean the basics were obvious in the sense that you don't need teaching how to do them (you do!) only that it is pretty clear what topics to learn about first (e.g sharpening, measuring and marking, timber prep - probably there are others!)

I am sure there are some out there, but not true of the two I mentioned. re. structure, I am not sure that there needs to be a prescribed list - the basics are pretty obvious (sharpening , measuring and marking, preparing timber) and you'd think the rest (tools and techniques, wood...

excellent - I am looking forward to hearing about what you make. I used to work in Farringdon and our office overlooked the back rooms of several jewelers - I always wondered what was behind the bench design (they were all very similar, at least to my untrained eye!)

very good - I have just had a look at my hapless attempt at dovetails (in my saw bench) and needless to say I won't be posting a picture for comparative purposes! what are you making?

yes that is exactly how he does it - in the videos he has some close ups of the finished stained legs and it is remarkable just how deep black they are (as Maquire says, 'almost like plastic)'. I am looking forward to seeing how mine turn out :D

I think for many people there is enough enjoyment in the process of discovering the information needed to become self-taught for it to be justification in its own right, even if it is not very efficient. The advent of decent online video material has really transformed things for us DIYers, but...

that's great news. I did wonder - after the long gap - if the pair of them might have decided to fall back on something more secure than making a living from t'internet (I wouldn't have blamed them!) so it is a bit of a relief to see they have decided to go for it full time. IMO the premium...

the time has come to try and make an actual bit of furniture using hand tools. I am attempting a suitably straightforward piece given my inexperience (a side table) and will be ably assisted by Richard Maquire, albeit virtually: http://www.theenglishwoodworker.com/the ... le-guides/ I cheated...

yes I read that somewhere too, and that they were generally made long enough so you could push them with your shoulder which makes them easier to steer (apparently!).

the later spear & jackson saws do not seem to be very fashionable, but I like mine - I *think* it is an 88. Assuming yours has a 'futuristic' handle (the 88 still had a more traditional shape in the 60s) then I'd be interested to hear if you find it comfortable. The handles are great, IMO...

another anti-flattener here (discovered while wading through the length 'blue spruce chisel flattening' thread): https://logancabinetshoppe.wordpress.co ... p-lapping/ He argues that rather than going to the bother of removing high points/pitting etc from a big area of the face, using (the...

thanks, that is a good explanation. since the benefits for the manufacturer (costs; more latitude on hardening) coincide with benefits to the end user (good balance of edge retention vs ease of sharpening; price) there probably is no single answer to the question 'why were tools laminated' (or...