Just wanted to give a note to the editing team, leaving in slight "mistakes" such as Paul saying "you've got an equal deep depth" and catching his little smile after as he corrects himself is wonderful. I love seeing his personality shining through! Those little things - and in loads of videos he has these moments where he will lightly make remarks or jokes - are wonderful to me. I love seeing people, not just humans who are skilled at what they do. Those little things always make me smile!
Hi Paul. I know many people praise you and you deserve it. I started watching you on UA-cam in 2010. I just really want to say thank you so much for all the years of your content. Thank you also for your Woodworking books. I know you'll be with us for a while longer, but you will surely be missed on that day you retire. God bless you. Merry Christmas. Neil.
Saw this comment on a video I'd never watched, and was confused for a bit! Did I forget watching this video before? :D Paul is indeed a great source of woodworking wisdom.
Mr. Sellers I would like to express my deepest gratitude for the many tip from your uploads, throughout this strange year. With the hope of a joyful and safe holidays, to you and yours, A happy subscriber, -Hans
Hi Paul, just thought I would leave a message just to let you know that I get a lot from your tutorials. I’ve completed a number of projects following your steps and have enjoyed it at the same time. Please keep doing what you’re doing and thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us it’s probably appreciated more than you know. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
brilliant takes me back to when I worked with my dad from 1990-94 he was a master craftsman around joiner/carpenter like yourself he would show me so many tips of his trade that weren't of the norm purely his own skill set because he had bin working with wood all his working life from 15yr to his early passing after his 56th birthday some of the things he either made from scratch or restored for that wanderful stately home known as Calke Abbey in south derbyshre before it became a natural trust property as a harpur crewe estate worker he has left his mark there for ever you bring me memories and joy because you remind me of my dad please keep on posting as it's a absolute pleasure to watch Thank You
Thank you very much for your time & for sharing your experience in these videos. You & your family have a merry Christmas. Have a happy, healthy & prosperous New Year.
Greetings from Canada. Like most, I expect, I hardly post comments. But here I'd like to THANK YOU, Paul. For all the years I've been watching and LEARNING from you. I hope to be doing that for years to come. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from me and mine to you and yours, Paul. Andre
In case anybody doesn't know- a Sharpie pen will put a mark on steel that will last until it wears off due to use which could be a long time. If you want the mark to be temporary then it will come off easily with acetone, maybe also with other common workshop solvents. I tend to use little strips of blue tape as my temporary marks and the edge of a strip could indicate the mortise depth. But I will also put on a piece of blue tape and then put pen or pencil marks on the tape.
Helpful tip addition, thanks. Nail polish remover will take off the marker too. Of course if you routinely wax or oil your tools to keep rust down, the marker will come off much easier still.
Yes Mister Paul again a really learning vid!! You're tip on the spoke shave is excellent. Works really well, thank U. Greets from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 this is Jur
Brilliant. Love the plough plane one, that's happened to me a few times, especially in knotty pine, where I've had to incorporate the knot to save timber. Unfortunately, I have the ridiculously heavy clamps (Bessey) that allow for amazing[ly unnecessary] clamping power, but when you leave a board clamped on a tabletop, unless you have the clamps orientated in different directions, it will tip off (from experience)! I wish I'd not followed the hype and just gone for the cheaper sash clamps. That said, I've often thought a wall clamping system would be a better idea, just a large sheet good hooked over a cleat on the wall, angled out at the bottom so the pieces can be laid on it easily, with gaps for clamps, or even a wedge system. Basically leveraging gravity, while allowing the work to stay out of the way. Maybe there'd be an issue with that, I'm not sure.
If you have room for a wall panel clamping station, go for it. Especially if you routinely clamp panels together. I know a few guys who make tables and the two who have wall systems swear by them. The one who doesn't wishes he had room for it.
Heavy clamps are whole purpose: I managed to repair a farming implement with very strong springs using that extra clamp power. I also used those clamps to provide a stable base for some welding. They're Urko (no sponsoring involved LOL).
Thank you Paul. Techniques that are so obvious but not until you've been shown them by a master. I hope you had a good Christmas and will have a very good new year.
For the screwdriver for split nuts, they actually make them like that now, can be found in a cheap "security bit set". For the clamp setup, I've been doing it that way for yrs, to me, that's just common sense to keep the legs of the clamps all on one side. I won't disagree with the use of wood chips to clean up glue squeeze out but, I still prefer to use painters tape around my glue joints. I've never had issues with this method. Thank you for the tip about the wild grain, had issues with that a few weeks ago, was a pain to get finished but managed. I truly enjoy these tips, please keep them coming. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Cheers :)
Not only wax but rubbing a bar of soap works wonders in reducing wood-on-wood friction. Same works with screws - just scrape it on the bar of soap and it'd be much easier to screw into wood.
Always enjoy Paul! I hope you have a Merry Christmas. I made your Christmas Trees with my son the other day. We messed up a few but had some fun making them.
Good tip for dealing with difficult grain when using the plow plane. And wish I saw the tip on the broom handle sanding block when we were doing cub scout projects -- that would've been a fun tool for them.
Love your down-to-earth approach to woodworking. I would like to see a program on DATUM planes for furniture making. How do you choose a datum plane and how do you set them up? I think that this would be an interesting series. Cheers Don Rossi
Another useful video, without commercialization or clutter, and of a perfect length for anyone to fit into their day. That's the way to do it! However, I think many of us in this crowd also love your long-format videos and series, as well. Not to be greedy, but I hope you keep making both: short, quick videos on a wide variety of useful topics, and long, in-depth videos on specific projects. Merry Christmas!
Great tips, but one thing I have to compliment you on is consistently taking the time to add metric conversions for measurements. It's such a subtle but helpful way to make sure everyone understands regardless of whether they're using Imperial or correct...'scuse me...metric measurements :)
All good ideas. I use sawdust for excess glue, the fine stuff from a table saw or bandsaw.. It's like scouring powder for wood without the powdery mess.. Cleans up like magic.. I have Matt Jackson of Next Level Carpentry to thank for that one ..
Just wanted to give a note to the editing team, leaving in slight "mistakes" such as Paul saying "you've got an equal deep depth" and catching his little smile after as he corrects himself is wonderful. I love seeing his personality shining through! Those little things - and in loads of videos he has these moments where he will lightly make remarks or jokes - are wonderful to me. I love seeing people, not just humans who are skilled at what they do. Those little things always make me smile!
Hi Paul. I know many people praise you and you deserve it. I started watching you on UA-cam in 2010. I just really want to say thank you so much for all the years of your content. Thank you also for your Woodworking books. I know you'll be with us for a while longer, but you will surely be missed on that day you retire. God bless you. Merry Christmas. Neil.
Saw this comment on a video I'd never watched, and was confused for a bit! Did I forget watching this video before? :D
Paul is indeed a great source of woodworking wisdom.
Mr. Sellers I would like to express my deepest gratitude for the many tip from your uploads, throughout this strange year. With the hope of a joyful and safe holidays, to you and yours,
A happy subscriber,
-Hans
Hi Paul, just thought I would leave a message just to let you know that I get a lot from your tutorials. I’ve completed a number of projects following your steps and have enjoyed it at the same time. Please keep doing what you’re doing and thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us it’s probably appreciated more than you know. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
brilliant takes me back to when I worked with my dad from 1990-94 he was a master craftsman around joiner/carpenter like yourself he would show me so many tips of his trade that weren't of the norm purely his own skill set because he had bin working with wood all his working life from 15yr to his early passing after his 56th birthday some of the things he either made from scratch or restored for that wanderful stately home known as Calke Abbey in south derbyshre before it became a natural trust property as a harpur crewe estate worker he has left his mark there for ever you bring me memories and joy because you remind me of my dad please keep on posting as it's a absolute pleasure to watch
Thank You
Thanks for the tips
nice video, thank you good sir
I found the tip regarding the gnarly gravy grain when plough planing particularly useful. Thank you.
I love Paul Sellers and your tools
Once again this man is an indispensable library of knowledge . Cheers
Always great to learn from a skilled woodworker.
Great video Paul. I hope you have a good and safe festive period.
As always thank you Paul. please continue
Thank you, it's rare to get so much good information in such a clear and direct way. It's rare to get on UA-cam for that matter!
Very gratefully appreciated Mr. Sellers. Thanks
Thank you very much for your time & for sharing your experience in these videos. You & your family have a merry Christmas. Have a happy, healthy & prosperous New Year.
Much respect...thank you...stay safe...
Thank you Paul I am a beginner wood worker and you help more than you could know
Thx for sharing your knowledge 🙏🏻
Please Paul, keep going on. Everybody likes what you’re doing.
Thanks for some great tips Paul. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday season.
The beauty is in the simplicity
this man has really inspired me, not for his knowledge, however vast that is, however, his attitude, that far surpasses his knowledge! thanks Paul!
Some great ideas. Using chisel to help a grooving plane is very useful!
Thank you,👍
many good little tips gathered from many years in the shop......what a great Christmas gift...and the merriest of Christmas to you
Thanks, Paul. A couple I already knew, but most I didn't. Jon
10 years experience briefly shared in few minutes 👍thanks very much
Thanks Paul, great tips!
Great things here! I'll be using some of these in the next few minutes. Thank you
Great collection of tips and well presented. Thanks Paul.
Greetings from Canada.
Like most, I expect, I hardly post comments.
But here I'd like to THANK YOU, Paul.
For all the years I've been watching and LEARNING from you.
I hope to be doing that for years to come.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from me and mine to you and yours, Paul.
Andre
Thanks Paul! Always love watching your content on my breaks at work! Happy Holidays!!
Thanks for sharing that, well said!
Wonderful! Thank you!
In case anybody doesn't know- a Sharpie pen will put a mark on steel that will last until it wears off due to use which could be a long time. If you want the mark to be temporary then it will come off easily with acetone, maybe also with other common workshop solvents. I tend to use little strips of blue tape as my temporary marks and the edge of a strip could indicate the mortise depth. But I will also put on a piece of blue tape and then put pen or pencil marks on the tape.
Helpful tip addition, thanks. Nail polish remover will take off the marker too. Of course if you routinely wax or oil your tools to keep rust down, the marker will come off much easier still.
Excellent as ever, merry Christmas Mr Sellers.
Mr Sellers ..
You sir are a master ..
Thanks 😊
Thank you for the tips. Much appreciated.
Merry Christmas Paul, Joseph and team
Yes Mister Paul again a really learning vid!!
You're tip on the spoke shave is excellent. Works really well, thank U.
Greets from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 this is Jur
So good to have content that gets to the point.
Absolutely perfect. Thanks.
Very Nice, Paul. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Brilliant. Love the plough plane one, that's happened to me a few times, especially in knotty pine, where I've had to incorporate the knot to save timber. Unfortunately, I have the ridiculously heavy clamps (Bessey) that allow for amazing[ly unnecessary] clamping power, but when you leave a board clamped on a tabletop, unless you have the clamps orientated in different directions, it will tip off (from experience)! I wish I'd not followed the hype and just gone for the cheaper sash clamps.
That said, I've often thought a wall clamping system would be a better idea, just a large sheet good hooked over a cleat on the wall, angled out at the bottom so the pieces can be laid on it easily, with gaps for clamps, or even a wedge system. Basically leveraging gravity, while allowing the work to stay out of the way. Maybe there'd be an issue with that, I'm not sure.
Naughty pine.
If you have room for a wall panel clamping station, go for it. Especially if you routinely clamp panels together. I know a few guys who make tables and the two who have wall systems swear by them. The one who doesn't wishes he had room for it.
Heavy clamps are whole purpose: I managed to repair a farming implement with very strong springs using that extra clamp power. I also used those clamps to provide a stable base for some welding. They're Urko (no sponsoring involved LOL).
António Lopes which model of urko are you using?
Thank you Paul. Techniques that are so obvious but not until you've been shown them by a master.
I hope you had a good Christmas and will have a very good new year.
Thank you Paul, so much.
I love these, wish they went on longer. 👍🏻😊
Thanks Paul, great tips as usual.
Thanks again Paul.
Merry Christmas from east U.S..
Great info with flawless presentation. Much respect.
Have Healthy and Happy holidays to you and your family
Thank you for teaching all of us smarter ways of going about wood and a merriest of Christmases to you and yours.
Merry Christmas to you and yours Paul! Thanks for all the tips! 🪚
That old saw screw tightening truck is brilliant - I would never have thought of that
Love the rapid fire tips! Thank you Paul for your generosity in sharing you woodworking knowledge!
For the screwdriver for split nuts, they actually make them like that now, can be found in a cheap "security bit set". For the clamp setup, I've been doing it that way for yrs, to me, that's just common sense to keep the legs of the clamps all on one side.
I won't disagree with the use of wood chips to clean up glue squeeze out but, I still prefer to use painters tape around my glue joints. I've never had issues with this method. Thank you for the tip about the wild grain, had issues with that a few weeks ago, was a pain to get finished but managed. I truly enjoy these tips, please keep them coming. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Cheers :)
....thank YOU very much !!! I enjoy always !!!!
Brillant, Paul! Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful Christmas!
Not only wax but rubbing a bar of soap works wonders in reducing wood-on-wood friction. Same works with screws - just scrape it on the bar of soap and it'd be much easier to screw into wood.
Awsome , thank you ! Merry Christmas Mr. Sellers .
Always enjoy Paul! I hope you have a Merry Christmas. I made your Christmas Trees with my son the other day. We messed up a few but had some fun making them.
Good tip for dealing with difficult grain when using the plow plane. And wish I saw the tip on the broom handle sanding block when we were doing cub scout projects -- that would've been a fun tool for them.
Thanks again for the fantastic advice
Thank You very much! Greetings from Fortaleza - Brazil.
Fantastic tips, Paul! Thanks a lot! 😊
Happy holidays! And stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
I always appreciate learning time saving (or frustration reducing) tips. Thanks for all you do. Stay safe, Happy Holidays.
Super tips; thanks for sharing. Best wishes.
These tips are very useful. Thanks
Really enjoyed the video! Thanks for the great tips .
Thank you Paul and Joseph & Merry Christmas to you all!
Great tips, very crafty.
Awesome!!! Thank You Paul!!! Much Appreciated!!! 👍😎😃
Thank you Paul, nice tips as always, merry christmas & keep safe..
Always a pleasure to watch, thank you!
Thanks Paul and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thanks Paul and merry Christmas.
These are always so good!
Thank you for more tips gained from your years of experience! Happy Christmas to you and your family.
I've really enjoyed watching your woodworking and vlog posts this year. Thank you, Merry Christmas and all the best for 2021!
Love #7 spoke shave!
Thanks very much Paul. I wish you and the family all the best for Christmas and the new year.
Merry Christmas to the sellers family. X
Great stuff. Thank you.
Once again upping everyones game
Excellent tips, as always, Paul👍
Very generous thanks
Some great tips here that I'd never seen before. Thanks, & have a great end of year.
Thanks for sharing.
Love your down-to-earth approach to woodworking. I would like to see a program on DATUM planes for furniture making. How do you choose a datum plane and how do you set them up? I think that this would be an interesting series.
Cheers
Don Rossi
Merry Christmas sir Paul
Keep Safe
from the Philippines
Thank you. Looking forward to a Christmas message this year.
Another useful video, without commercialization or clutter, and of a perfect length for anyone to fit into their day. That's the way to do it!
However, I think many of us in this crowd also love your long-format videos and series, as well. Not to be greedy, but I hope you keep making both: short, quick videos on a wide variety of useful topics, and long, in-depth videos on specific projects.
Merry Christmas!
Good tips! Gracias👍✌️😊🙏🏼
Thanks for the video, a lot of excellent tips!
Great tips, but one thing I have to compliment you on is consistently taking the time to add metric conversions for measurements. It's such a subtle but helpful way to make sure everyone understands regardless of whether they're using Imperial or correct...'scuse me...metric measurements :)
All good ideas. I use sawdust for excess glue, the fine stuff from a table saw or bandsaw.. It's like scouring powder for wood without the powdery mess.. Cleans up like magic.. I have Matt Jackson of Next Level Carpentry to thank for that one ..
Parabéns pelo belíssimo trabalho que faz, impressionante o tanto de conhecimento do mestre. Gosto muito das suas aulas.
Abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷
Brilliant tips. Thank you. Have a merry Christmas.