Hanging Wall Shelf
This hanging wall shelf is a great starter project which will teach you the importance of accuracy. The joinery has a twist on the classic joints which include the stopped housing dado and the stub mortise and tenon.
Wooden Tray: Episode 2
With the base prepared and cut to size, Paul shapes the base by bevelling the bottom edge and rounding over the top edge. Then it is ready to be screwed onto the body of the tray and a finish is applied to round out the project.
Wooden Tray: Episode 1
Once the bottom is laminated, the half housings can be laid out and cut. Then the top edges are cambered and rounded.
Wooden Tray
This simple wooden tray can be used for a drink tray, stationery holder or somewhere to put your keys. It features an edge jointed base and four simple corner half housings and a little shaping.
Setting up a Bandsaw
To get you going with your machine, Paul swaps the blade in his machine and then goes through the process of aligning the blade and bearings as well as adjusting the tension for a pristine cut.
The Bandsaw
Paul introduces the bandsaw as an extra device to free up time and energy to focus on hand tool woodworking. He goes over the uses of a bandsaw and the features that he looks for when acquiring one.
Turning a Handle
How do you make a handle or knob for a cabinet or other project? Paul takes you step by step through his process for turning a handle on the lathe.
Tenoned Mitre
A tenoned mitre is a strong corner joint alternative to a mitre that excels for picture or mirror frames and the like. Paul’s technique for cutting a tenoned mitre uses the router to guarantee accuracy and gives nice crisp joint lines.
Workbench Customisations: Bench Drawer Episode 3
The dovetail recesses are laid out and cut to fit the tails. Paul shows how to make a correction to the recess. Then the groove for the bottom of the drawer is ploughed.
Workbench Customisations: Bench Drawer Episode 2
We’re ready to make the drawer with dovetails at the front and housing dado at the back. Paul cuts a rebate on the dovetail section to help with constructing the half lap dovetail, then cuts the dovetails to size.