How to use a cabinet scraper.
Shows the method and technique for using the cabinet/card scraper.
Over £5,500 paid to Kids Club Kampala from voluntary student levy.
Student contributions combined with the Big Give Christmas Challenge make for a possibly life changing donation to Kids Club Kampala.
How to detect grain and work with it
How do I know the direction of wood grain? Watch the video to see different ways to determine grain direction and how to work with the grain.
Figure in wood explained
What is the difference between figure and grain in wood. What creates the figure that makes wood such an attractive medium? What is sapwood and heartwood? How do medullary rays form the amazing patterns in quarter sawn wood. Watch the video where I answer these and other questions on wood figure.
Open day at British Hardwoods 28th September.
British Hardwoods will be having an open day on 26th September.Back to plan A.
In my last blog I announced that Jonathan Greenwood would be taking over my courses when I retire in March. Unfortunately Jonathan has decided not to proceed with this after all. This is quite disappointing as I have seen while he has been shadowing me that he is an excellent teacher who I would have trusted to maintain the high standard that I have developed for the courses over the years.
So it’s back to plan A, finding a community workshop that would be interested in taking tools and benches when I wind up the workshop. I will also be holding a closing down sale to clear a lot of the odds and ends one accumulates in over thirty years of woodworking. I will announce the date in a subsequent blog and also in my newsletter.
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Dovetailing weekend 20-21st July 10% disount
The dovetailing weekend is designed for those with some woodworking skills, perhaps from another course, who want to include dovetails in their repetoire. The fee is reduced by £26 from £260 to £234. For more information and to book please go to the course page .
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New tutor for Chris Tribe Furniture courses.
Jonathan Greenwood, late of Leeds Arts University, is to take over the running of Chris Tribe Furniture courses when Chris retires in March 2020.
New donation to Kids Club Kampala.
Students on Chris Tribe Furniture courses donate thousands to help the children and woodworkers of Kampala's slums
Brilliant service from Workshop Heaven
It's a while since I posted a blog but I am so impressed by the generosity of Matthew Platt at Workshop Heaven that I have decided to break my silence!
How to veneer a quartered burr panel
#5 in the series: 'Notes for the home woodworker'. Learn to veneer a quartered burr panel. Patch the veneer and joint using a shooting board. Find out why a mirror is a very handy tool.
Why face side and face edges are so important in woodwork
#4 in the series: 'Notes for the home woodworker'. One of the most important learning points for good and great woodwork. Establishing good face side and face edges and sound notation are vital to good work, here I explain why.
What to look for when buying second hand woodwork planes
#3 in the series: 'Notes for the home woodworker'. Guide to buying a good woodwork plane on Ebay or elsewhere and avoid the turkeys.
All about the Bailey pattern woodworking plane – taking apart and reassembly
#2 in the series 'Notes for the home woodworker' Understanding how a woodwork plane (my favourite hand tool) really works will help you to set your planes up correctly and use the right plane in the right way to get the best results in your home woodworking.
Woodwork toolkit for the beginner
#1 in the series: 'Notes for the home woodworker'. Video describing the recommended woodwork hand tool kit for the beginner wanting to go beyond DIY. This is the first video in my new video series 'Notes for the home woodworker' which is aimed at the beginner and less experienced woodworker.
Teaching the first course at the British hardwoods School of Woodwork.
I teach the first course at the British Hardwoods School of Woodwork.
Sam and Mike’s chairs
A look at how two students on last years chair making course have developed their skills.
Afifa’s coffee table
Afiifa has been coming to my evening classes for about eighteen months. She made a good job of this oak and smoked glass coffee table. The mitring of the leg corners and fitting ot the undershelf required precise work which she enjoys.
Friedel’s book cases
Friedel has become something of a book case expert since starting my evening classes. His work presents a bit of a challenge in the class setting because it is so large. His recent book case was approximately 3 metres square. He has a good eye for mixing styles using elements both old and new and has pulled it off in both these pieces.
