Shave Horse for Green Woodworking with the Ellis Bros.
Joshua Farnsworth2018-12-31T10:02:19-04:00Recently my friends Ervin & Willie Ellis came to visit my school, to plan out an upcoming class called “Make a German Shave Horse with
How to Find Large Wood Slabs for Workbench Tops
Joshua Farnsworth2018-12-31T10:01:10-04:00Last year I bought six large slabs for workbench tops in my school, and I've had a lot of readers and students ask me where they can purchase beefy
Introduction to Hand Tool Woodworking Class
Joshua Farnsworth2018-07-06T14:37:44-04:00I recently taught a three day "Introduction to Hand Tool Woodworking" class here at my traditional woodworking school in Virginia, and want to share the
Which Affordable Dovetail Saw is Best? Lie-Nielsen vs. Veritas
Joshua Farnsworth2018-12-31T10:00:59-04:00In the above video I discuss backsaws, and what to look for when you're buying a back saw. I focus on comparing two of the most popular
Photos of My Newly Finished Woodworking School
Joshua Farnsworth2018-12-31T10:00:44-04:00The Wood and Shop Traditional Woodworking School is finished, so I wanted to share these photos so you can see inside! 10 workbenches fill the school, which includes six Moravian
Woodturning Basics with Will Myers Part 3: Refining the Spindle
Joshua Farnsworth2018-07-06T14:37:11-04:00In this 3rd and final video Will Myers shows how to finish shaping a table spindle on the lathe. This tutorial comes from the class
Woodturning Basics with Will Myers Part 2: Shaping the Dried Spindle
Joshua Farnsworth2018-04-02T17:28:19-04:00In this 2nd video Will Myers continues teaching basic woodturning for woodworkers. Now that his cherry table spindle is dry, Will continues to show how
Woodturning Basics with Will Myers Part 1: Turning Tools, Lathe, & Roughing a Spindle
Joshua Farnsworth2018-03-12T19:49:11-04:00In the above video Will Myers teaches the basics of woodturning for woodworkers. He starts by showing how to prepare and center the wood, then
Making Winding Sticks for Flattening Workbench Tops
Joshua Farnsworth2018-07-06T14:36:36-04:00WHAT ARE WINDING STICKS? Winding sticks are traditional tools used for aiding in flattening boards for furniture making. They help a woodworker know when there
How to Darken Oak Furniture with Ammonia Fuming
Joshua Farnsworth2018-12-31T10:02:44-04:00In this video I show a historical method for darkening white oak furniture with industrial strength Ammonia, inside a makeshift plastic fuming tent, and I do it on
