The Woodworking Shed

Honouring the Hands: A Tribute Through Inherited Planes Unboxing a unique collection of woodworking planes and honouring the craftsman who's legacy lives in every tool.

Late post this week! But a very special one...
I've inherited a collection of planes!

Tune in to learn all about them and the craftsman who owned them 👇

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Round Two: Birdsmouth Joint vs. Beginner Woodworker (I Won!) Back with a vengeance and conquering the joint. Check out my second attempt at cutting a birdsmouth joint for a shed roof.

Happy Monday!
This week in The Woodworking Shed I'm back with a vengeance. The birdsmouth joint has been conquered! See how I did it 👇

#woodworking #handtools #diy

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Exciting times! I recently received this collection of planes.
They're not in the best condition, rust, missing parts even a chipped mouth... But I'm excited to try and get these tools back in working order!

#woodworking #handtools #restoration

How do you dispose of your plane shavings?

I have a pile slowly building up... Considering an incinerator bin.

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Building My Foundation: A Workbench for My Tiny Shed The Workbench Build Journey: An inside look at the initial design and considerations for my shed workshop's most crucial tool.

Throwback Thursday! 🪚
This week I'm looking back at my plan to build a workbench. How times change...
Enjoy this revised and edited version 👇

#woodworking #diy #shed

All of these things cause headaches! Some of them are interesting challenges to try and solve though!

Top tip: Wax your planes!
My current workshop environment is less than ideal to say the least.
Yet with a little candle wax, I can take shavings thick and fast without my "workbench" moving anywhere!
#woodworking #handtools #diy

The Build Continues: Cladding Chaos, Hammer Heroes, and Fixing My Own Blunders! This week, we're navigating the ups and downs of building shed walls – from stubborn cladding and essential tools to a "perfect" frame that needed a little (okay, a lot of) fixing.

Happy Monday!
More shed progress, this week, things are starting to come together nicely, even with a few problems thrown in...

Don't miss it 👇
#woodworking #handtoolsonly #shed #diy
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Building My Foundation: A Workbench for My Tiny Shed The Workbench Build Journey: An inside look at the initial design and considerations for my shed workshop's most crucial tool.

Throwback Thursday! 🪚
I’m slowly working through and giving my old posts some love.
This week, I’m taking a trip down memory lane to my original workbench plans. So much has evolved since then.

Enjoy!

#woodworking #workbench #diy

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Build Your Base: My Complete Beginner's Woodworking Toolkit! Everything you need to finally stop reading and start building – even if you're a complete beginner.

Big news from The Woodworking Shed!
My beginner's toolkit is finally complete, and I couldn't be more excited. Ever wondered what tools a beginner woodworker really needs?

I'm sharing the contents and what's next on the blog! 👇
#woodworking #diy
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Round One: Birdsmouth Joint vs. Beginner Woodworker (The Joint Won!) Follow my honest first attempt at cutting a birdsmouth joint for a shed roof. See where I went wrong, learn key woodworking lessons, and discover what not to do before Round 2!

Happy Monday!
This week, I took on the challenge of cutting a birdsmouth joint for my shed project. It didn't end well...

But you know what they say! If at first you don't succeed...

See how I did it and what went wrong here 👇
#woodworking #diy
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Shed Build Update: Clever Tricks, Broken Jigs & A Nailing Nightmare! The shed build is making progress, I'm making mistakes, and sharing clever tricks!

Happy Monday!

This week, I'm making progress on the shed build, running into a few mishaps, and learning a few top tips!

Don't miss it! 🪚👇

#woodworking #diy

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First Cuts! Kicking Off the Storage Shed Build In this episode I'm excited to be getting started with the storage shed project. There's also a slight change of plans inside...

New content from The Woodworking Shed! 🪚

This week I'm getting started with the new storage shed project!
The saw is out and the hammer is flying...
Don't miss it 👇
#woodworking #diy #handtools

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Not without insurance 😂

It's a real side quest!

Broke out The Woodworking Shed sharpening system for the first time!

A little nervous honing the edge on a brand new chisel, having never sharpened a tool before! But it turned out pretty well.

I got a burr, a shiny finished, and it cuts effortlessly!

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Probably 😂

That's very true!
But I have a feeling because the wood isn't straight not the square haha!

Never owned a carpenter's square until now, and honestly, how did I live without it?! Squares, angles, offsets – it's absolutely incredible.

And one thing's for sure: with this colour, I'm never losing it! 📐

Which marking & measuring tool can't you live without?

#woodworking

Haha 😂
You have to change a belt over I can see that from the images I've been sent.
But! It is speed adjustable so nothing stopping us adding a second belt in the name of efficiency!

Yeah... Not for me!

The Secret to Perfect Cuts: Understanding Woodworking Sharpening In this episode im exploring the different methods of getting razor sharp edges on my woodworking tools to figure out which is best for my woodworking toolkit.

New content from The Woodworking Shed! 🪚
This week, I'm diving deep into sharpening systems, the final piece for my beginner's woodworking toolkit!

Don't miss it 👇

#woodworking #handtools #diy

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I sussed this out in the most unlikely of places! An old woodworking machines book came up on vinted and check the front cover!

This machine is the Major Coronet 12 Function Woodwork Lathe. Mystery solved!

#woodworking #oldtools

I'll certainly be giving it a try!

You reckon? I thought the brace looked well past it! I only wanted the bits haha

That's reassuring. I'll try to clean them up and I'll need to buy an auger file too!

Spotted these on Vinted for £8 so picked them up!
I don't think the brace will be much good but I'm hoping the auger bits can be cleaned up nicely!

Bad buy or have I saved myself a small fortune?

#woodworking #handtools

My wood finally arrived! So excited to get started on my new project...

The shed build starts today! 🪚

Join The Woodworking Shed to follow along this project!

#woodworking #diy #shed

Looking great mate, almost there!

Maybe! It's all learning exercise.. some of these pieces have been up for a while though.