How to Make and Inlay a Star: Episode 2
For those who have never inlayed a decorative element to their work this is a great project to start on, both to watch and to do.
For those who have never inlayed a decorative element to their work this is a great project to start on, both to watch and to do.
Making stars for decoration is quick and fun, and will develop very specific hand tool skills you can use throughout your future as a woodworker. The sequence of making the stars will show you how to make the points and thickness of the pieces with precision, and the result is a beautiful star.
Making decorative inlays can seem daunting, and knowing just where to start can be obscured. Paul put this together as an inlay for you to begin inlaying yourself using any wood you have in your workspace. Enjoy!
This little-used terrier of a plane has many different uses, not the least of which is the final fitting of awkward to reach places.
If you have never used a shooting board for squaring up the ends of wood and finalising rough-cut mitres, you are in for a treat.
This is a long episode so, prepare yourself with some snacks and a drink or two. Paul had a lot of fun filming this himself, alongside making several gauges in tandem.
Don’t have a lathe, lathe tools, or lathe turning skills? You can turn the knob for your bench plane using hand tool methods.
Creating a new handle for your bench plane is one of those rites of passage every woodworker should go through, and this will likely be the first time you will see it done using hand tools.
This seems like a large project that might be a little daunting for those not so experienced in woodworking, but it’s made using step-by-step processes that are simple and effective, and all of the work can be done using hand tools.
The method Paul has developed for making these guarantees a well-made and beautiful template for laying out dovetails accurately and repeatedly every time.