Paul passes on a technique that he was shown many years ago, in which you use a nail to make a drill bit. This helps to avoid splitting and is used to pre-drill a piece of wood to the exact size of the nail you want to use in your project.
As part of fitting the shelves, Paul cuts a rebated piece to cover the front of his plywood shelf. He then fits the shelf to the cabinet, ensuring it fits around the sawtooth shelf supports. He then fixes the rebated piece and the stops to ensure the shelves stay in place in use. Paul also shows how to fit an optional sloped shelf.
Paul shows how to make sawtooth shelf adjusters. These allow the placement of shelves at various heights using fitted brackets. They also act as a door stop or planted rebate. The layout is key to aligning the shelves, and once done Paul cuts and chops the sawteeth. Once reinforced, he screws them in place and shows how to cut and fit the brackets, including the brackets for the sloped shelf.
Paul shows his process for applying a shellac finish to small projects. He uses a first cut coat which raises tooth in the surface and works progressively around the project from the wet edge whenever possible. Next, he sands out this first coat before applying consecutive coats.
Need some tips on the best steps to take to restore a bench plane? Whether it is rusty from disuse or as good as new, Paul shows what he does to get a plane working perfectly. He flattens the base and takes off the hard edges. Paul then prepares the frog to receive the iron assembly, which he corrects and sharpens. He also cleans up and tightens the handles before reassembling the plane ready for use.
Paul discusses the different blade options that are available for joinery and metalwork. He then goes through what you might have to do to soften the teeth to enable sharpening with a saw file as well as cutting bandsaw blades to length.
Paul demonstrates his simple method for sharpening wooden spokeshaves that can also be used to sharpen all manner of tools. It gives you a consistent bevel that can be polished out to give you a super sharp edge.
Sometimes you need to cut arches to a specific radius for your project. Paul shows how he makes a template which help you layout your arch.
Sometimes it is useful to have a small square to get into awkward areas or to suit certain needs. Paul shows how to make an accurate square in very little time.
An indispensable tool of the trade for any level-headed woodworker.